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CITY  OF  HARTFORD. 

TITLE  I.     Cities. 
CHAP.    I. 

An  Act  for  Incorporating  a  Part  of  the  Town  of  Hart- 
ford. 

[Enacted  in  May,  1784.] 

BE  it  enacted  by  the   Governor  and   Council  and 
House  of  Representatives,  in  General  Court  as- 
sembled, That  all  the  inhabitants  being  freemen  of  this  state  Description 'of 
and  dwelling  in  said  Hartford  within  the  following  limits,  the  persons 
viz.  beginning  at  a  place  called  the  Dutch  Ground  upon  the  that  are  incor- 
high  land  on  the  bank  of  the  great  river,  on  the  southerly  P< 
side  of  said  river  as  it  now  runs,  in  the   lot  belonging  to  Bounds  of  the 
Thomas  Seymour,  Esq.  and  from  thence  a  strait  line  to  the  city. 
northwest  corner  of  Joshua  Hempstcd's  dwelling-house,  thence 
a  westerly  line  to  the  northwest   corner  of  James  Steel's 
dwelling-house,  from  thence  a  northwesterly  course  to  the 
southwest  corner  of  James  Shepard's  malt-house,  from  thence 
northerly  a  strait  line  to  the  upper  mills,  so  called,  including 
said  mills,  thence  northerly  in  a  strait  line  to  the  northwest 
corner  of  Captain  John  Olcott's  dwelling-house,  including  said 
house,  and  from  thence  turning  and  running  due  east,  a  strait 
course,  to  the  great  river,  be,  and  the  same  hereby  are  ordain- 
ed, constituted  and  declared  to  be  from  time  to  time  and  forev- 
er hereafter,  one  body,  corporate  and  politic  in  fact  and  in 
name,  by  the  name  of  *The  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common  Coun-  Name   of  the 
cil,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  and  by  that  name,  corporation. 
they  and  their  successors  forever  shall  and  may  have  perpetu- 
al succession,  and  be  persons  in  law  capable  of  suing  and  be-  Capable  of  su- 
ing sued,  pleading  and  being  impleaded  in  all  suits  of  what  ing  &c. 
nature  soever  ;  and  also  to  purchase,  hold  and  convey  any  es- 
tate real  or  personal,  and  may  have  a  common  seal,  and  may 
change  and  alter  the  same  a't  pleasure ;  and  shall  be  free- 
men of  said  city. 

§  2.  And  be 'it  further  enacted,  Thnt  tho  Mayor,  Alder-  TO  have  juris- 
men,  Common  Coimcil  and  Freemen  of  said  City,  shall  have  diction  on 
a  jurisdiction  iii  all  commercial  matters  on  Connecticut  river  (> 
opposite  said  town  of  Hartford,  and  that  the  Sheriffs  of  said  r 
city  appointed  and  empowered  as  hereafter  provided,  shall 
have  power  and  authority  to  execute  all  lawful  writs  and 
precepts  on  said  Connecticut  river  opposite  said  town. 

Provided  nevertheless,  That  no  power  or  authority  is  here-  xo  power  i-> 
by  granted  to  regulate  or  effect  the  iisheries  or  ferry  iu  and  regulate  the 


4  Title  I.    Incorporation* 

fisheries  or       upon  said  river,  or  to  prevent  any  vessel,  boat  or  other  water- 
ferry,  craft  from  passing  or  repassing  said  part  of  Connecticut  riv- 
er, or  from  having  commercial  intercourse  with  inhabitants 
residing  without  the  aforesaid  limits  of  said  city,  free  from 
any  duties  and  toll  to  be  imposed  by  said  city. 

§  3.  Jlnd  whereas  there  are  many  perso.->$  living  within 
said  limits  who  by  law  are  qualified  to  be  freemen  of  the  state, 
that  have  not  taken,  the  oath  provided  by  law  to  be  taken  by 
freemen. 

Persons  living      JSe  it  enacted,  That  all  such  persons  living  within  said 
within  the        limits  who  shall  before  the  fourth  Monday  of  June  next,  pro- 
city,  procur-     cure  tne  major  part   of  the   selectmen  of  the  said  town  of 
c"  t'U  frcto  be  ^art*'ortl  to  Certify  that  they  are  qualified  to  be  admitted  and 
freemen  sf  the  m!*de  *'ree  of  this  state,  and  shall,  after  procuring  said  certifi- 
cate and  citv.  cate,  take  before  sonic  assistant  of  this  state,  or  justice  of  the 
peace,  within  and  for  the  county  of  Hartford,  the  oath  provi- 
ded by  law  for  freemen,  shall  to  all  the  purposes  in  this  act 
mentioned  be  considered  as  freemen  of  this  state,  and  freemen 
of  the  said  city  of  Hartford. 

§  4.  Jlnd  for  the  better  government  nf  said  city, 

Annual  meet-  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  there  sha.ll  be  a  meeting  of  said 
inp-  to  be  in  city  holden  annually  in  the  month  of  March  at  such  time  and 
March  for  the  place  as  by  the  by-laws  of  said  city  shall  be  directed,  for  the 
P-irP°.s^0<  '  purpose  of  choosing  all  the  annual  officers  of  said  city,  and 
naal'offitsere"  <ue  auuiia^  officers  of  said  city  chosen  at  such  meeting  shall 
continue  in  office  until  the  expiration  of  the  month  of  March 
Continuance  t]ien  nex*  unless  others  shall  be  sooner  chosen  and  qualified 

in  their  stead. 

To  choose  a          §  6.  And  the  said  city  in  legal  meeting  assembled  shall 
mayor,  &c.        choose  a  Mayor  who  shall  hold  his  office  during  the  pleasure 
of  the  General  Assembly ;  and  at  their  annual  meeting,  shall 
To  choose  ftur  Ch0ose  four  Aldermen  and  a  Common  Council  of  not  more 
K>n,  &c.  than  tvventy?  and  tWQ  sheriffs  out  Of  the  freemen  of  said  city, 
all  which  officers  and  all  other  officers  of  said  city,  eligible 
by  the  freemen  thereof  (the  inspectors  of  produce  excepted) 
ilode  of  choo-  shall  be  chosen  by  ballot,  and  on  each  ballot  which  is  given 
sing  to  be  by  in,  shall  be  written  the  name  of  the  person  for  whom  the  same 
ballot,  is  given,  and  such  ballot  shall  be  rolled  up,  and  in  the  pres- 

ence of  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  said  city,  or  such  of 
them  as  are  present  at  such  meeting,  put  by  the  person  giv- 
ing the  same  into  a  box  which  said  city  shall  provide  for  that 
purpose,  which  box  shall  be  a  close  box  with  a  hole  of  a 
convenient  size  in  the  lid  thereof,  through  which  to  put  in 
IJox  l)v  whom  the  ballot;  and  when  the  freemen  present  at  any  city  meet- 
opened,  ing  shall  have  had  reasonable  time  to  give  in  their  ballots, 
either  of  the  Sheriffs  of  said  city,  or  in  the  absence  of  both  of 
The  mayor       the  Sheriffs,  the  junior  Alderman  present,  in  the  presence  of 
and  aldermen    the. Mayor  and  Aldermen,  or  such  of  them  as  are  present  at. 
to     ort  and      sueh  meeting  shall  open  the  s;;id  linx.  ami  ih"  Mayor  and  Al- 
dermen, or  such  of  ;  hem  its  are  present,  s!i;i)l  opc»i,  .*ort  and 
count  the  ballots,  and  the  person  who  shall  have  a  majority  oi' 
the  ballots  given  in,  sluvil  bv  the  Sheriffs,  or  in  their  absence. 
^  ho  to  de-      hy  i  j^  juu;or  Alderman  present.  i>e  declared  to  be  elected.  Jind 
choice!  no  bali()t  s!ia11  be  received  after  the  box   shall  have  been 

opened. 

The  city  to  §  «.  And  said  city  in  legal  meeting  assembled  shall  have 

h:i  r  power  to  power  to  levy  taxes  ou  i  lie  polls  and  estate  within  Ilio  limits  ol' 
lc.vv  ta.vjs.          r 


Title  I.    Incorporation.  5 

'laid  city,  for  such  purposes  as  the  city  shall  think  proper, 
agreeable  to  the  power  and  privileges  granted  to  the  freemen 
of  said  citv,  by  virtue  of  this  act  of  incorporation,  and  to 
choose  a  collector  or  collectors  to  collect  such  tax,  who  shall,  To  choose  a 
having  received  a  warrant  for  that  purpose,  signed  by  the  collector. 
Mayor  or  one  of  the  Aldermen  of  said  city,  have  the  same  "Warrant  by 
power  as  collectors  of  town  taxes  by  law  have,  and  shall  be  whom  signed. 
accountable  to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  said  city,  in  the 
eame  manner  as  collectors  of  town  taxes  are  by  law  accounta-  Collectors  ac- 
ble  to  the  selectmen,  and  in  case  any  collector  shall  not  per-  countable, and 
form  the  trust  committed  to  him,  but  shall  fail  of  collecting  to  whom. 
such  rate  according  to  the  terms  of  the  warrant  committed  to 
him,  on  complaint  thereof  made  by  the  Aldermen  of  said  city  Complaint  be- 
to  the  Mayor  thereof,  he  shall  issue  his   warrant  under  his  in£  made?  &t 
hand,  directed  to  either  of  the  sheriffs  of  said  city,  to  distrain  ^v^anT^ 
the  sums  or  rates  neglected  by  such  collector,  to  be  collected  ^c 
or  paid  out  of  the  estate  of  the  collector. 

Provided  nevertheless,  That  nothing  in  this  act  shall  ex-  Proviso. 
tend,  or  be  construed  to  extend,  to  enable  the  freemen  of  said 
city,  at  their  legal  meeting,  to  grant  or  levy  any  taxes  on  the 
polls  or  estate  contained  in  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  pav- 
ing the  streets  or  highways  within  said  city,  or  of  erecting 
wharves  upon  said  Connecticut  river,  without  previous  appli- 
cation made  therefor  to  the  general  assembly  of  this  state, 
and  special  authority  from  said  assembly  obtained  for  that 
purpose. 

§  7.  And  be  it  further  enacted.  That  the  Sheriffs  of  said  p0werofthe 
city  shall  severally,  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  have  the  sheriffs, 
same  powers  and  authorities,  and  be  liable  to  the  same  suits  j  ;at,je  for 
and  penalties  for  neglect  of  duty,  in  any  case  whatsoever,  to  neglect  of  du- 
al! intents  and  purposes  as  Sheriffs  by  law  now  have  and  are ;  ty. 
and  the  said  city  shall  be  liable  to  answer  in  case  of  the  ina-  c;.    to  ^s^gj. 
bility  of  said  Sheriffs,  or  either  of  them,  for  the  default  of  said  in  CIlse  Of  ina- 
Sheriffs  in  all  cases  relative  to  their  office  :  and  said  Sheriff's  bility,  &c. 
shall  severally  give  bond  with  sureties,  in  such  manner  as  by  siier^s  to 
the  by-laws  of  said  city  shall  be  directed,  for  a  faithful  dis-  g;ve  bond,  &c,. 
charge  of  the  duties  of  that  office,  before  they  shall  be  capa- 
ble of  executing  the  same  :  and  in  case  either  of  the  persons  On  failure  a 
chosen  Sherift'shall  not  give  bond  >t  ith  sureties,  according  to  new  one  to  be 
the  by-laws  of  said  city,  the  said  city  may  proceed  to  choose  c^0£cn- 
another  Sheriff' in  his  room,  and  the  said  city,  in  legal  meeting 
assembled,  shall  choose  a  Treasurer  for  said  city,  to  continue  To  cheese  u 
in  office  during  the  pleasure  of  said  city,  which  Treasurer  trcusuu  ; 
shall  have  the  same  power  and  authorities  as  town  treasurers 
by  law  now  have,  and  shall  be  accountable  to  said  city. 

*§  8.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  there  shall  be  holden,  A  c-iy  ccurt 
on  the  second  Tuesday  of  every  month,  in  said  city,  a  city  ^ 
court,  which  court  shall  have  power  to  adjourn  from  time  to 
timo,  and  shall  have  cognizance  of  all  c-ivil  causes,  wherein  iV.v.vr  to  ;ul- 
the  title  of  land  is  not  concerned,  by  lav,   fnymy.a'ilt;  by  the  Jom'" 
county  courts  in  this  state,  provided  the  cause  of  action  arise  Jui  i'-dkiu -n. 
w  italn  the  limits  of  said  city,  and  one  or  both  of  Use  parties  To  Jiave  l}ie 
live  within  the  limits  of  said  city  :  and  said  city  courts  shall,  same  powers, 
as  to  the  causes  by  them  cognizable,  to  all  intents  and  pur-  S<c  ^scouiuy 
pose?,  have  the  same  powers  and  authorities,  and  proceed  in  courts  and  ex- 
the  same  manner,  and  grant  executions  as  said  county  courts  !^Utof M  j 
HOW,  or  hereafter,  by  law  *hal!  havp,  proceed  and  grant :  and  thcse'iVont  the 

cciinty  court. 


6  Title  I.    Incorporation. 

the  executions  granted  by  said  city  courts  shall  be  served  and 
returned  in  the  same  manner  as  the  executions  granted  by  the 
Appeals  to  be  said  county  court ;  and  an  appeal  shall  be  allowed  to  either 
allowed.  party  from  the  judgment  or  determination  of  said  city  courts 

to  the  next  superior  court  to  be  holden  in  the  county  of  Hart- 
ford in  all  causes  in  which  an  appeal  is  now,  or  hereafter  by 
law  shall  be,  allowed   from  the  said   county  courts,  thepre- 
Thc  prevail-      vailing  party,  however  if  plaintiff,  may,   such  an  appeal  not- 
ing- party  of,  withstanding,  take   out  execution   on  such  judgment  for  the 
out  execution0  ^ebt  or  damages  and  costs    recovered  in   such  city  courts  a- 
&c  '  gainst  the  defendant  or  defendants,  and  levy  the  said  execu- 

tion, and  collect  the  money  thereon,  provided  he  does,  previ- 
Providedbond  Ous  to  his  taking  out  said  execution,  become  bound  with  two 
he  given  to  re-  suftjc;ent  sureties   before  the   Mayor  of  said  city,  or  one  of 
ase*  the  judges  of  said  city  court,  in  a  recognizance  (which  recog- 
nizance the  Mayor  of  said  city  and  the  Judges   of  said  city 
court  are  respectively  impowered  to  take)  in  double  the  sum 
of  said  judgments,  that  he  will,  within  one  week   after  final 
judgment  on  the  appeal,  refund  so  much  of  the  Judgment  of 
said  city  court  as  shall,  on  such  execution,  be  collected,  and 
No  appeal  to    shall  not  be  by  him  recovered  before  the   court  to  which  the 
be  allowed  on  appeal  is  taken,  and  the   interest  thereof,  together  with  the 
a  suit  on  such  execution  fees  that  shall    accrue  and   be  paid  by  the  defend- 
ant or  defendants  on  said  execution,  and  no  appeal  shall  be 
allowed  on  any  suit  commenced  on  such  recognizance. 
If  the  plaintiff       §  9>     And  in  every  action  brought  before  said  city  court. 
lives  without     in  which  the  plaintiff  lives  without  the  limits  of  said  city,  or 
the  city,  no       is  a  mariner  or  seaman  suing  for  wages  due  to  him  for  ser- 
appeal   allow-  vices  Jn  his  occupation,  and  the  defendant  lives  within  the 
e<i  the  defend-  umjtg  of  sai(j    jt     HO  a]M,caj  s]iau  be  allowed  the  defendant. 

ant  within. im-         ,  -  .       ,    l  "jj.il  »  » 

less  &c.  unless  the  matter  in  demand  exceed  the  sum  of  one  hundred 

and  sixty-seven  dollars  ;  but  if  the  matter  in  demand  exceed 
said  sum,  an  appeal  shall  be  allowed  the  defendant  in  Ihe 
same  manner,  and  under  the  same  regulations  as  appeals  are 
allowable  in  other  causes  cognizable  by  said  city  court : 
and  no  writ  of  error,  brought  for  the  reversal  of  any  judgment 
of  the  said  city  court,  or  of  the  said  Mayor,  or  either  of  said 
Aldermen,  shall  be  a  supersedeas,  or  have  any  force  to  stay 
the  issuing,  levying  or  collecting  of  execution. 

City  courts  to       §  1°-     And  said  city  court  shall  have  full  power  to  ap- 

appoint  and      point  and  swear  a  clerk  for  said  court,  to  continue  in  office 

swear  a  clerk,  during  the  pleasure  of  said   court,  who  shall,  as  to  matter? 

His  powers,      relative  to  his  oilice  as  Clerk  of  said  court,  have  the  same 

powers  and  authorities,  to  all  intents  and  purposes,  as  the 

Clerk  of  the  county  courts  in  this  state  by  law  have,  and 

the  oath  to  be  taken  by  said  Clerk  shall  be  I  be  same  mutatis 

mutandis  as  the  oath  'provided  by  law   to  be  lakeu   by   <!:<• 

clerks  of  the  county  courts  in  this  slate. 

The  mayor,  or  .  §  11.  And  the  Mayor  of  said  city,  or  in  his  absence  llie 
in  his  absence  senior  assistant  judge  of  said  city  court,  may.  at  the  special 
the  senior  us-  i,lsfa,,Pe  ;UKj  C0)<f  Of  ativ  person  moving  therefor'hoh!  a  SIH-- 
sistant  inure,  ...  i  i  ^  •  \  •  •  i  •, 

maycaliaspo-  nal  Cli.v   court,  at  such  tune  and  place  within  said  city  us 
ciul  court/      the  Mayor  or  Judge  ordering  the  same  shall  appoint :  which 
court  shall  proceed  in  the  same  manner,  have  the  same  pow- 
ers and  authorities   and   in   all  respects  be   under  the   same 
Fees.  regulations  as  the   stated  city  courts  of  said  city,  and  all 

the  taxable  foes  of  said  city  court  shall  be  the  same  as  the 
taxable  fees  of  the  countv  courts  of  this  state. 


Tille  I.    Incorporation.  7 

§  12.  Jlnd  be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  Mayor  of  said  Mayor  and  two 
city  lor  the  time  being,  and  the  two  Aldermen  first  chosen  at  aldermen  first 
the  annual  meeting  of  said  city,  or  at  their  first  meeting,  ?"°seri 
shall  compose  the  said  city  court  and  he  the  Judges  thereof,  Jl'" 
and  the  Mayor  shall  be  the  chief  judge  of  said  court,  and  }vho  to  be 

the  said  two*  aldermen  shall  be  the  assistant  Judges  of  said  .l''cl^cs  m  c"s; 
,,     ,          •      i        i_  j>  ii  ,  .        or  absence, ecc. 

court,  any  two  of  whom  in  the  absence  of  the  other,  taking 

to  their  assistance  the  senior  alderman  present  that  is  not  a 
judge  of  said  court,  or  if  neither  of  the  aldermen  that  are 
not  judges  of  said  court  can  attend,  one  of  the  justices  of 
the  peace  within  and  for  the  county  of  Hartford,  resident 
within  said  city,  shall  have  power  to  hold  a  city  court. 

§   13.  And  if  at  any  city   court   there    shall  be  hut    one  if   but  one- 
Judge  present,  he  shall  take  to  his  assistance  two  other  al-  judge  present 
dermen  of  said  city,  and  in  case  one  or  both  of  them  cannot  then  to  take, 
attend,  he  shall  take  one  or  two  of  the  justices  of  the  peace,  &c. 
as  the  case  may  require,  of  the  county  of  Hartford  resident 
within  the  said  city  and  they  shall  have  the  same  power  to- 
hold  a  city  court  as  the  judges  of  said  city  court  have. 

§  14.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  Mayor  and  Al-  T\[avor  ami  a]. 
dermen  of  said  city  shall  severally  within  the  limits  of  said  dermen  to 
city  have  cognizance  of  all  civil  causes,  by  law  cognizable  have  cogniz- 
by  a  justice  of  the  peace,  provided  the  cause  of  action  a-  :ulce  °f  C1V'J 
rise  within  the  limits  of  said  city,    and    one   or  both   of  the  ^\"scs  m  the 
parties  live  within  the  same  ;  and  the  said  Mayor   and  Al- 
dermen shall  as  to  the  causes  by  them  severally  cognizable 
have   the  same  poAvers  and  authorities  and  proceed  in  the  Same  powers 
same  manner  as  justices  of  the  peace  now,  or   hereafter  as  justices, 
liave  and  proceed. 

§13.  And  an  appeal  shall  be  allowed  from  the  judgment  Appeal  allow- 
pr  determination  of  said  Mayor    and   Aldermen,    in   any  <•"<}  to  the  ncxt 
cause   by   them   cognizable  severally  to  the  next  city  court,  Ci{-~  court- 
to  be  holden  within  said  city,  in  all  causes  in  which  an   ap- 
peal is  now  or  hereafter  shall  be  allowed  from  the  judgment 
of  a  justice  of  the  pence,  the  prevailing  party   however,  if 
plaintiff,  may,  such  appeal  notwithstanding,  hike  out  execu- 
lion  on  such  judgment,  provided  he  give  bond  before  the  May- 
or of  said  city,  or  one  of  the  Judges  of  said  citv  court,  in  the 
same  manner  as  is  provided  in  cases  of  appeal  from  said  dty 
court. 

§  16.  And  in  every  action  brought  before  the  Mayor  or  "Where    the 
either  of  the  Aldermen   of  said  city,  in  which  the  plaintiff'  plaintiff  lives 
lives  without  the  limits  of  said  city,' or  in  which  the  plaintiff  7^2'  !\is 
is  a  mariner  or  seaman,  suing  for  wages  due  to  him  for  ser-  ^app^i'    ° 
vices  in  his  occupation,  and  the   defendant  lives  within  the 
Jimits  of  said  city,  no  appeal  shall  be  allowed  the  defendant. 

§"  17.  And  the  taxable  fees  in  all  causes  cognizable  by  the  Taxable  fees, 
Mayor  or  by  any  of  the  Aldermen  of  said  city  severally  shall  &c- 
be  the  same  as  the  taxable  fees  in  like  cases  before  justices 
of  the  peace.     And  the  processes  in  ail   actions  brought  to  Processes  the 
said  city  courts,  shall  be  the  same  as  the  processes  to  the  s;""e  us  to  the 
county  courts  in  this  state  ;  and  the  processes  in  all  actions  county  court- 
brought  before  the  Mayor  or  one  of  the  Aldermen  of  said  city, 
shall  be  the  same  as  the  processes  in  actions  brought  before 
a  justice  of  the  peace  ;  which  processes  shall  be  signed  by  the  Bywhomsign- 
Oovernor,  Lieutenant -Governor  or  one  of  the  assistants  of  C(i  ancl  served.; 
this  state,  or  by  a  justice  of  {he  peace  within   and  for  the 


S  Title  I.    Incorporation. 

county  of  Hartford,  or  by  the  mayor  or  one  of  the  aldermeu- 
of  said  city,  or  the  Clerk  of  said  city  court,  and  shall  be  ser- 
ved by  a  sheriff,  deputy-sheriff  or  constable  to  whom  directed 
according  to  the  laws  of  this  state,  and  the  provisions  of  this 
act. 

Bonds  for  pro-       §  18.  And  all  bonds  for  prosecution  taken  by  any  of  said 

secution,  Sec.    officers  hereby  empowered  to  sign  writs,   shall  be  good  and 

effectual   in  law  ;  and  bonds  for  prosecution,  special  bail, 

and  bonds  for   appeal,  shall  be  taken  to  the  adverse   parly. 

Except,  &.c.      Provided  nevertheless,  That  no  writs  (executions  excepted) 

or  processes  signed  by  the  Mayor  or  either  of  the  Aldermen, 

shall  be  of  any  effect  without  the  limits  of  said  city. 

Repealed,  see        §  19.  And  be  it  further  enacted.  That  the  said  Mayor,  Al- 
<:/*.  4.  dermen  and  Common  Council  shall  on  the  the  first  Monday 

•im?^heu  cho    of  June  annually  meet,  and  shall  then  choose  seventy -two 
jen  freemen  of  said  city  or  such  greater  number,  not  exceeding 

Names  of  the  ouc  hundred  of  said  freemen,  as  the  said  Mayor,  Aldermen 
jurors     to  be  and  Common  Council  shall  judge  necessary  to  serve  as  jurors 
returned  to,      a(  said  city  courts,  and  shall  return  the  names  of  said  jurors 
under  the  hand  of  the  Mayor  of  said  city,  if  present,  or  iu 
case  of  his  absence  under  the  hand  of  the  senior  Alderman 
Clerk  to  write  Present  a^  such  meeting,  to  the  clerk  of  said  city  court,  who 
the  jurors         shall  write  each  jurors  name  thus  chosen,  fairly  on  a  sepa- 
names  on,  &c.    rate  piece  of  paper,  and  roll  up  and  put  the  same  into  a  box, 
which  he  shall  provide  and   keep  for  that  purpose  :  and 
whenever  either  of  the  sheriffs  of  said  city  shall  receive  a 
warrant  from  the  clerk  of  said  city  court  to  summon  a  jury 
to  appear  before  said  court,  the  sheriff  receiving  such  war- 
rant, taking  with  him  one  of  the  Aldermen  of  said  city,  shall 
repair  to  the  said  Clerk's  office,  and  there  in  the  presence  of 
said  Alderman  and  Clerk,  shall  take  out  of  said  box  such  num- 
ber of  said  papers  as  his  warrant  shall  direct,  and  the  persons 
whose  names  shall  be  found  written  thereon,  shall  be  summon- 
ed to  appear  before  the  court  to  which  the  warrant  is  return- 
Jurors  neglec-  able,  to  serve  as  jurors,  and  in  case  of  neglecting  to  attend, 
ting  to  attend,  shall  be  liable  to  such  penalties  as  shall  by  the  by-laws  of 
if  not  a  com-  ^-j  ^^  ^  juflicte(i  for  sucn  neglect,  and  in  case  a  complete 
othe^  drawn.  Paune^  shall  not  attend,  or  in  case  any  shall  be  challenged  or 
excused,  the  sheriff  attending  said  court  shall  supply  such 
deficiency  by  drawing  in  the  presence  of  the  court,  others  out 
said  box,  and  summoning  them  to  attend  and  serve  until  the 
Jurors  not  at-  pannel  shall  be  complete ;  and  the  names  of  such  jurors  as  du 
tending,  &c.     not  attend  or  are  excused,  shall  be  returned  into  the  box 
Jurors  oath  to  and  be  lial)Ie  to  l)e  drawn  again.     And  the  oath  to  be  taken 
be,  &c.  by  said  jurors  shall  be  the  same  as  is  by  law  provided  to  be 

..    taken  by  jurors  in  civil  actions  ;  and  the  name  of  each  juror 

.    who  attends  anv  citv  court  and  serves,  shall  be  again  written 
cadi  juror  at-  j        •  „  _    _     ,~  .  ..    ,tj  j 

tendin",  &c.      ou  a  separate  piece  ot  paper,  and  shall  be  rolled  up  ana  put 
into  another  box.  which  the  clerk  of  said  court  shall  provide 
Liable  to  be    for  that  purpose,  and  shall  be  liable  to  be  drawn  again  in 
drawn  again.     case  tj,ere  g]iajj  not?  Dv    reasoll  Of  death,  removal  or    other 
cause,  be  a  sufficiency  in  the  other  box  to  complete  the  pannel 
for  that  year  in  which  they  are  chosen  to  serve.     And  the. 
City  Clerk.        said  city  may  choose  a  clerk  of  said  city,  who  shall  make  true 
and  regular  entries  of  all  the  voles  and  proceedings  of  said 
city,  and  flu-  ro  cords  by  him  kept  shall  be  of  the  same  valid- 
ity in  point  of  evidence  in  any  court  of  law  in.  thin  state,  a* 
the  records  of  Hwas  are. 


Title  I.    Incorporation.  9 

§  20.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  said  Mayor,  Al-  The  mayor, 
Mermen  and  Common  Council  be  and  they  are  hereby  em-  ^c   to  lay  out 
powered  to  lay  out  new  highways,  streets  and  public  walks  (';oh-v-";i.vs>&c. 
for  the  use  of  said  city,  or  to  alter  those  already  laid  out  in  l^dT  laid ^ 
said  city,  and  to  exchange  highways  for  highways,  or  to  sell  out,  &c. 
highways  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  other  highways,  tak- 
ing the  same  measures  in  all  respects  as  are  directed  by  the 
laws  of  this  state  to  be  taken  in  ease  of  highways  laid  out  by 
the  select-men  for  the  use  of  .heir  towns,  and  the  party  ag*- 
$rieved  by  the  laying  out  of  siith  streets  or  highways,  may 
aave  the  same  remedy  by  application  to  the  county  courts  as 
is  by  law  provided  in*  cases  of  highways  laid  out  by  select- 
men. 

§  21.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  in  case  any  sheriff,  clty  court 
deputy -sheriff  or  constable  shall  not  serve  a  writ  directed  to  may  fine  sher- 
And  received  by  him,  that  is  returnable  to  said  city  court,  or  iflfs,  &c. 
shall  neglect  to  make  return  of  said  writ,  or  shall  make  a 
false  or  undue  return  thereof,  and  a  suit  for  such  default  be 
brought  against  him  to  the  said  city  court  by  the  person,  his 
executors  or  administrators  in  whose  favour  the  writ  issued, 
and  the  defendant  be  found  in  default,  the  said  court  over  and 
above  awarding  just  damages  to  the   plaintiff',  shall  on  said 
suit  set  a  suitable  fine  upon  the  defendant  according  to  the  Fines  to  be 
nature  of  the  case,  and  may  issue  execution  for  such  line,  paid  to  the 
which  fine  shall  be  to  the  treasurer  of  said  city,  to  and  for  cit-v  treasurer. 
the  use  of  said  city. 

§  22.  And  in  all  cases  in  which  the-  defendant,  who  is  su-  If  the  defend- 
ed to  the  said  city  courts,  lives  within  the  limit*  of  said  city.  :'nt  lives  i"the 
the  writ  shall  be  served  upon  him  at  least  six  days  before  the  c'tv»  *^*  **" 
sitting  of  the  court  to  which  the  writ  is  returnable  ;  but  if  *?_   J^TTbe- 
the  defendant  lives  without  the  limits  of  said  city,  the  writ  fore  court, and 
shall  be  served  at  least  twelve  days  before  the  sitting  of  said  if  without,  12 
court  ;  and  all  writs  returnable  to  said  city  court  shall  be  days. 
returned  to  the  clerk  of  said  court  on  or  before  the  day  of 
the  sitting  of  said  Court  and  before  the  first  opening  of  said 
court. 

§  23.     And  the  writs  that  are  returnable  before  the  May-  Writs  return- 
er or  either  of  the  Aldermen  of  said  city,  shall  it*  the  plaintiff  able  before 
and  defendant  both  live    within  the    limits  of  said  city,  or  if  the  :n,yor,&c. 
the  plaintiff  live  without  and  the  defendant  live  within  said 
limits,  or  if  the   plaintiff  be  a  mariner  or   seaman  suing  for 
wages  due  to  him  for  services  in   his  occupation,   and   the 
defendant  lives  within    the    limits  of  said  City,    be   served 
upon  the  defendant  at  least  three   days  before  the  sitting  of 
the    Court  to   which   it   is  returnable  ;  but  if  the  defendant 
lives  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  the  writ  diall  be  served 
upon  the  defendant  at  least  six  days  before  the  sitting  of  the 
court  to  which  it  ia  returnable. 

§  2i.     And  be  it  further  emcted,  That  the  Mayor,  Alder-  Mavor,  Sec.  i& 
men.  Sheriffs,  Common  Council  and  Clerk  of  said  City,  shall  Le  sworn, 
be  sworn   to  a  faithful  discharge  of  their  duty,  and  the  form 
of  the  oath  to  be  taken  by  the  Mayor  of  said  City,  shall  be 
as  follows,  viz. 

FOU  being  elected  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  do  swear  Ferm   of  the 
by  the,  name  of  the  everliving  God,  that  you  will,  without  any  oath. 
partiality,  indifferently  administer  justice  according  to  law, 
•without  respect  of  persons,  take  no  bribe,  give  no  counsel  in 


Tille  /.     Incorporation. 


Aldermen  to 
be  sworn. 


Form  ofai 
oath. 


Sheriffs  to 
take  an  os.th. 


CJfrks  oath. 


By  \vhom   ad 
nunistered. 


Certificates  to 
be  given  and 
recorded. 


Po\ver  to  make 
by-la'.vs. 


any  mutter  that  shall  come  before  you,  nor  deny  right  to  any, 
but  well  and  truly  perform  your  office  of  Mayor  of  said  city, 
according  to  your  best  skill.  So  help  you  God. 

§  23.  And  the  form  of  the  oath  to  be  taken  by  the  Alder- 
men of  said  city,  shall  be.  the  same  mutatis  mutandis  as  is 
prescribed  by  law  to  be  taken  by  justices  of  the  peace. 

§  20.  And  the  form  of  the  oath  to  be  taken  by  the  common 
council-men  of  said  city,  shall  be  as  follows,  viz. 

YOU  being  elected  a  .  Common  Council-man  for  the  city 
r,f  Hartford,  do  swear  by  the  name  of  the  everliving  God,  that 
you  wilt  faithfully  and  uprightly  discharge  the  duties  of  that 
Iffice  so  'long  as  you  shall  hold  t/ie  same.  So  help  you  God. 

§  27.  And  the  form  of  the  oath  to  be  taken  by  the  Sheriffs 
of  .said  city,  shall  be  the  same  prescribed  by  law  to  be  taken 
by  the  Sheriffs,  mutatis  mutandis. 

*  §  28.     And  the  form  of  the  oath  to  be  taken  by  the  Clerk 
of  said  City,  shall  be  as  follows,  viz. 

YOU  being  chosen  Clerk  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  do  swear 
by  the-  name  of  the  everlii'ing  God,  that  you  icill  truly  and 
faithfully  attend  and  execute  the  office  of  Clerk  of  said  city, 
according  to  your  best  skill,  and  make  true  entries  and  re- 
cords of^all  the  votes  and  proceedings  of  said  city,  and  such 
other  matters  as  by  laic  or  by  the  by-laws  of  said  city  are  to 
be  recorded  in  your  office,  and  that  you  will  deliver  true 
copies  of  the  records  in  your  hands,  when  they  shall  be  re- 
quired of  you,  taking  your  lawful  fees.  So  help  you  God. 

§  29.  Which  oaths  may  be  administered  by  any  Assistant 
of  this  state,  or  justice  of  the  peace  within  and  for  the 
county  of  Hartford,  or  by  the  Mayor  or  either  of  the  Alder- 
men of  said  City,  provided  the  Mayor  or  Alderman  admin- 
istering such  oath,  hath  been  sworn  according  to  this  act. 

§  30.  And  the  person  administering  the  oath  prescribed  by 
this  act.  shall  give  a  certificate  thereof  under  his  hand  to  the 
Officer  to  \\hom  he  administered  such  oath,  which  certificate 
shall  lie  recorded  in  the  records  of  said  city,  before  the 
person  to  whom  it  is  given  shall  be  capable  of  executing  the 
office  to  which  he  w  as  chosen. 

§  31.  Jnd  be  it  furthtr  enacted.  That  there  shall  be  a 
court'  of  Common  Council  of  said  city,  of  which  the  Mayor, 
Aldermen,  and  Common  Council  of  said  city  shall  be  mem- 
bers, who,  or  a  majority  of  them,  shall  have  power  to  make 
by-laws  relative  to  the  erecting  and  regulating  markets,  and 
relative  to  commerce  within  the  limits  of  said  city  ;  relative 
to  persons  summoned  to  serve  as  jurors  at  said  city  courts  and 
neglecting  or  refusing  to  serve  ;  relative  to  the  streets  and 
highways  of  said  city;  relative  to  nuisances  within  said  city 
limits  ;  relative  to  landing-places,  wharves,  anchoring  and 
mooring  of  vessels  :  relative  to  trees  plimted  for  shade,  or- 
nament, convenience  or  use  public  or  private,  and  to  the 
fruits  of  such  trees  :  relative  to  trespasses  committed  in  gar- 
dens ;  relative  to  public  walks  and  buildings  ;  relative  to 
the  sweeping  of  chimneys  and  preserving  said  city  from  fire  : 
relative  to  the1 -forms  of  oath  to  be  taken  by  the  treasurer  of 
said  city,  and  inspectors  of  produce  brought  to  said  city  for 
sale  or  exportation  ;  relative  to  the  manner  of  warning  meet- 
ings of  said  city  and  the  court  of  Common  Council,  and  the 
time  and  place  at  which  thfy  shall  be  holden  ;  relative  to 


Title  I.    Incorporation.  a 

the  qualifications  in  point  of  property  of  the  Mayor   and 
Aldermen  ;  relative  to  the  bonds  to  be  given  l;y  the  sheriffs  of 
said  city  for  a  faithful  discharge  of  their  duty  :  relative  la 
the  penalties  to  be  ineurred  by  those  who  being  chosen  to  any 
city  office  shall  (not  being  excused  by  said   city)    refuse  to 
serve  ;  relative  to  a  city  watch  ;  relative  to  the  burial  of  tJu 
dead;  relative  to  the  public  lights  and  lamps  of  said  city  ; 
relative  to  restraining  geese  and  swine  from  going  at  large 
within  the  limits  of  said  city,  and  to  inflict  penalties  for  the  TO  inflict  pe- 
breachofsueh  by-laws;  provided  however,  that  such  pen-  cuniary  reiud- 
alty  shall  in  no  case  exceed  the  sum  of  thirty -four  dollars  ;  lies  .not    ex- 
and  said  penalties  shall  be  to  such  persons  as  the  by-laws  of  Deeding-  thirty 
said  city  shall  direct,  and  be   recoverable  by  the   person  to  p",-,ai°;es  to 
whom  forfeited,  by  action  of  debt  brought  to  the  city  courts  be,  &c. 
of  said  city,   in   which  action  no  appeal  or  review   shall  be  Recovered  b'. 
allowed :  provided  how  ever,  that  no  by-laws  of  said  city  shall  &c. 
be   made  repugnant  to  the  laws  of  this  state  ;  and  provided  ^\°  appeal, 
also,  that  all  the  by-laws  made  by  said  court  of  Common 
Council,  shall  be   approved  of  by  said  city  in  ler<al  meeting 
assembled,  and  after  being  so   approved,  shail  be  published  Bv-la\vs  lobe 
at  least  three  weeks  successively  in  some  public  news-paper  published. 
in  or  nearest  said  city,  before  the  same  shall  be  of  ai;v  va- 
lidity ;  and  all  the  by-laws  of  said  city  shall  at  any  time 
within  six  months  after  they  are  made,  be  liable  to  be  repeal-  Liable  to  be; 
cd  by  any  superiour  court  holden  in  said  county  of  Hartford,  J'<  !1Cit^d  !•>;•, 
if  by  such  snperiour  court  on  a  hearing  adjudged  to  be  un-  &c 
reasonable  or  unjust. 

§  32.  And  all  grants  and  leases  of  any  real  estate  belong-  Grants  and 
ing  to  said  city,  signed  by  the  Mayor  of  said  city,  and  sealed  leases  signed 
with  the  city  seal,  and  approved  by  said  city  in  legal  meeting  by  the  mayor, 
assembled,  shall  lie  good  and  effectual  in  law  to  convey   the. 
estate  intended  to  be  conveyed  by  such  grant  or  lease,  provid- 
ed the   same  is  recorded  in  the  records  of  the   town  where 
the  lands  leased  or  granted  lie. 

§  33.  And  said  city  shall  have  power  to  appoint  inspec-  Inspect  : 
tors  of  of  every  kind  of  produce  of  the  United  States  brought  product-. 
to  said  city  for  sale  or  exportation. 

§  34.  And  the  vote  or  choice  of  the  major  part  of  the  free-  Vo^c  of> thc 
men  present  at  a  legal  meeting  of  said  city,  shall  be  consid-  ™u.ior  Part  OI 
ercd  in  all  cases  as  the  vote  or  choice  of  said  city.  valid. 

§  35.  And  whenever  the  Mayor  of  said   city,  or  any  other  i,\  C.MC  Of 
officer  of  said  city,  eligible  by  the  freemen  thereof,  shall  re-  death,  i-.c.  of 
sign,  or  be  removed  by  death   or  otherwise,  another  person  any^fncc-r.  Sec. 
shall  be  chosen  in  his   place  by  said  city,  and  (if  an  annual 
officer)  shall  continue   in   office  until  the   expiration    of  the 
month  of  March  next    following,  unless  another   shall  be 
sooner  chosen  and  sworn  in  his  stead. 

§  36.  And  the  Mayor  of  said   city,  or  in   his  absence  the  Mayor,  or,  &r. 
senior  Alderman  present  at  any  meeting  of  said  city,  or  at  to  be  i.iodci-,, 
any  court  of  Common  Council,  "shall  e&  officio  be  moderator  tc'^: 
thereof,  and  the  meeting  of  said  city  ma>  from  time  to  time,  ";£• 
by  a  major  vote  of  the  freemen  present,  be  adjourned.  .nc',-; 

"  §  37.  Jlnd  be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  first  meeting  of  Fn 
said  city  shall  be  holden  at  the  state-house  in  said  Hartford, 
on  the  4th  Monday  of  June  next,  at  nine  of  the  clock  in  liu 
forenoon,  for  the  choice  of  a  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common 
Council  and  Sheriffs  of  said  city,  aiid  to  transact  such  other 
business  as  may  be  necessary,  which  meeting  may  be  front 


42  Tille  I.     Incorporation. 

time  to  time  adjourned,  and  a  copy  of  this  paragraph  of  ihjs 
act   certified,  owler  the  hand  of  the  Secretary  of  this    state 
and  published    on  the  sign-post  in   said    Town  of    Hart- 
ford, at  least  three  days  before  said  fourth  Monday  of  June 
next,  shall  be  a  legal  warning  of  the  freemen  of  said  city  to 
attend  said  tirst  meeting-,  and  the  annual  officers  chosen  at 
said  meeting  shall   continue  in  olh'cc  until  the  expiration  oi* 
the  month  of  March  then  next,  unless  others  are  sooner  cho- 
Annual  oflic-     sen  and  qualified  in  their  stead.     And  the  said  city  shall  at 
cis  to  cumin-  Such  meeting  C.rxt  choose  a  Clerk  of  said  city,  who  shall  Iw 
ue>  &c  immediately  sworn,  and  .shall  forthwith  make  a  record  of  his 

Fii  .->l  meeting1    being  chosen  ami  sworn  ;  and  the  record  thus  made  by  him  in 
fc  ;i  •<•  '^  a       such  case  shall  be  good  and  effectual,  any  thing  in  this  act  to 
the  contrary  notwithstanding  ;  and  such  records  may  be  made 
by  clerks  herein  after  chosen  of  their  being  chosen  and  sworn 
and  shall  be  good  and  effectual,  any  thing  in  this  act  to  the 
contrary   notwithstanding:    and  said  city   shall   thereupon 
Then  the  may-  proceed*  to  choose  a  Major  and  the  other  oflicers  of  said  city 
u'.  ."<T.    f        eligible  by  the  freemen  thereof:  and  the  justices  of  the  peace 
tici-p6 'VrVViv-  within  and  for  the  county  of  Hartford,  living  and  inhabiting 
un  the  within  the  limits  of  said  city  and  present  at  such  first  meet- 
limits,  S.c.        ing.  shall  have,  as  to  the  election  of  the  Mayor,  Aldermen, 
Sheriffs,  Common  Council-men  and  Clerk  of  said  city,  the 
same  powers  and  proceed  in  the  same  manner  as  the  Mayor, 
Aldermen,  and  Sheriff's  of  said  city  are  by  this  act  to  have 
and  proceed  at  the  future  elections  of  said  city.     And  the  sen- 
ior justice  of  the  peace  within  and  for  the  county  of  Hartford, 
First  rio^Ta-  ^v*nS  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  present  at  said  first 
tors.  meeting,  shall  be  moderator  thereof,  until  there  be  a  Mayor 

or  Alderman  chosen  and  qualified  according  to  this  act ;  and 
said  city  shall  at  their  iirst  meeting  appoint  a  time  and  place 
for  holding  the  fa'rst  court  of  Common  Council,  which  court 
shall  have  power  to  adjourn  from  time  to  time  :  and  the  first 
First  citv  cjjy  C0urt  of  said  city  shuil  be  holden  on  the  last  Tuesday  of 
July  next,  at  the  state-house  in  said  city,  and  the  city  court 
».•:'  ;.U1  oily  may  be  holden  in  said  state-house  from  time *to 
time,  or  in  such  other  place,  in  said  city  as  said  city  shall 
provide  and  judge  proper. 

^c.  on       §  08.  And   the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and  Common  Council 
r  vyi       of  said  city  shall  on   the  second  Tuesday  of  July  next,  at 
•;  of       three  of  the  clock  in  the  afternoon,  hold  a  meeting  at  the 
•h-nv-   stat"-house  i:i  said  Hartford,  and  shall  then  and  there  choose 
six  jurors.  "      thirty-six  freemen  of  said   city   to  serve   as  jurors  until  the 
first  Monday   of  June  then  next,  and  the  name  of  each  per- 
son thus  chosen,  shall  be  fairly  written  on  a  separate  piece  of 
paper  and  be  put  into  the  jury  «btti  by  this  act  to  be  provided 
by  the  clerk  of  said  cii\  court,  and  shall  be  drawn  out  in  the 
manner  herein  before  provided   \\ith  respect  to  jurors. 
Proviso.  JMiooys  provided.  That  any  thing  in  this  act  notwithstand- 

ing, the  inhabitants  11  i;ig  within  the  limits  of  said  city  shall 
to  all  intents  and  purposes  be  and  remain  a  part  of  said  Hart- 
ford. 

§  3'J.  .Una  /<•/;.  'inkle  that  any  of  the  inliab- 

:'<•' totai  aj  Hartford,  not  included  u-ith- 

"f  r>  id  estate,  within 

Fail!  /•';;'/'.- .  ^'hjected  1o  anil  burdens  which  tnay  hcre- 

pfter  ftri-  :'rhiti  act  of  incorporation. 

•' ••-'.  That  all  char-.-;.'.-  *i<:}   cxpences  that 


Title  L    Incorporation.  15 

shall  accrue  or  may  be  incurred  in  consequence  of  this  act  of  City  expences 
incorporation,  shall  be  borne  and   defrayed  by  taxes  on  the  how  P"*1- 
polls  of  the  inhabitants  of  said  city,  and  the  rateable  estate 
contained  within  said  limits,  except  such  and  so  much  of  the 
live  stock  belonging  to  any  of  the  inhabitants  of  said  city  as 
shall  be  raised  and   supported  from  their  lands  lying  out  of 
tile  limits  of  said  city. 

§  10.  Provided  nevertheless,  That  if  this  act,  or  any  of  Proviso, 
the  provisions  in  this  act  contained,  shall  be  found  inconven- 
ient, or  in  any  respect  inadequate,  the  same  may  be  altered 
or  revoked  on  representation  of  the  city  or  otherwise,  hy  the 
General  Assembly. 

§  41.  Provided  nevertheless,  That  the  judges  of  said  city 
court  may,  and  they  are  hereby  authorised  to  hear,  try  and 
finally  determine  all  causes  brought  before  the  city  court  hy 
a  jury  of  six  freemen,  or  without  a  jury,  where  neither  of  the 
parties  desire  to  have  a  cause  decided  by  a  jury,  or  by  more 
than  six  jurors. 

§  4.2.  And  this  act  shall  to  all  intents  and  purposes  be  a 
public  act. 

CHAP.  II. 

An  Act  in  Addition  to  an  Act,  entitled,  "  An  Act  for 
incorporating  a  part  of  the  Town  of  Hartford." 

[Enacted  in  January,  1789  ] 

,   .    T>  E  it  enacted  be  the  Governor  and  Council,  and  Powf rs  £rant: 

5  LJ  House  of  Representatives,  in  General  Court  as-  ™on  coundi 
aembled,  That  full  powers  and  authorities  be,  and  hereby  Of  the  city  of 
are  granted  unto  the  cour^/of  Common-Council,  for  the  city  Hartford  to 
of  Hartford,  or  the  major  part  of  them,  to  make  by-laws,  re]-  niyke  by-laws 
ative  to  the  mode  of  taxation,  as  to  taxes  levied  by  said  city,  relative  to  the 

Provided,  That  such  by -laws,  made  by  said  court  of  Com-  ^^        " 
mon-Council,  shall  be  approved  by  said  city,  in  legal  meet-  provigo 
ing  assembled,  and  after  being  so  approved,  shall  be  publish- 
ed at  least  three  weeks  successively  in  some  public  newspa- 
per in,  or  near  said  city. 

§  2.  And  all  such  by-laws,  of  said  city,  made  as  aforesaid, 
shall  at  any  time  within  six  months,  after  they  are  made,  be 
liable  to  be  repealed  by  any  superior  court,  holden  in  the 
county  of  Hartford,  if  by  such  superior  court,  on  a  hearing, 
judged  to  be  unreasonable  or  unjus^. 

CHAP.  III. 

An  Act,  in  further  addition  to  an  Act,  entitled  "  An 
Act  for  incorporating  a  part  of  the  town  of  Hartford." 

[Enacted  in  May,  1790.] 

BE  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Council  and  House  of  Court  of  eota- 
Representatives  in  General  Court  assembled.  That  full  mon  council 
power  and  authority  be,  and  hereby  is  granted  unto  the  court  *Jr  t]'e  ^  ot 
of  Common-Council  for  the  city  of  Hartford,  or  the  major  p^red 'to™ 
part  of  them,  on  the  first  Monday  of  July,  annually  to  nomi-  appoint  fire 
nate  and   appoint  thirty    persons,    living  within    the  lim- 
its  of  said  city,  as  fire  men.  in  se.rvp  in  thf*  two  fire  eompa- 


1* 

Saul  compu- 
nies  exempt- 
ed  from  mili- 
tary dutr. 


Title  I.  Incorporation. 

nies,  constituted  in  said  city,  by  the  by-laws  thereof,  to  con- 
duct and  work  the  two  tire-engines  within  the  same — And 
that  upon  the  nomination  and  appointment  thereof,  as  afore*- 
said,  the  persons  so  nominated  shall  be  exempted  from  doing 
military  duty  in  the  companies  of  regiments  to  which  they 
respectively  belong,  so  long  as  they  do  actually  serve  in  said 
fire-companies,  in  consequence  of  the  nomination  and  appoint- 
ment aforesaid. 


Seech.  1.  §19. 
Power    grant- 
ed to  the  court 
of  common 
council    to 
choose  jurors 
in  December. 
Also  to  ap- 
point another 
lire-company. 


CHAP.  IV. 

An  Act  in  further  addition  to  an  Act,  entitled  *•'  Au 
Act  for  incorporating  apart  of  the  town  of  Hartford." 

[Enacted  in  October,  1795.] 

BE  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Council  and  House  of 
Representatives  in  General  Court  assembled,  That  full 
power  and  authority  be,  and  hereby  is  granted  unto  the 
court  of  Common  Council,  for  the  city  of  Hartford,  on  th<> 
first  Monday  of  December  next,  and  afterwards  at  the  city 
meeting  of  said  city,  in  the  montli  of  March  annually,  to 
choose  the  number  of  freemen  by  law  allowed  to  serve  as 
jurors  at  the  city  courts  of  said  city,  and  make  return  thereof 
as  by  law  is  directed  ;  and  also  to  nominate  and  appoint  an- 
other fire  company  within  said  city,  of  the  same  number,  and 
under  the  same  exemptions,  conditions,  and  limitations,  as 
are  by  law  provided  and  extended  to  the  other  fire  companies 
iu  said  city. 

CHAP.  V. 

An  Act  to  secure  the  City  of  Hartford  from  damage  by 
Fire. 


Certain  build- 
ings in   the 
city  of  Hart- 
ford, to  be 
composed  of 
brick  or  stone. 


§   1. 


Limits  within 
which  build- 
ings shall  be 
so  built. 


[Enacted  in  May,  1799.] 

BE  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Council  and  House 
of  Representatives  in  General  Court  assembled,  That 
from  and  after  the  first  day  of  January  in  the  year  1800,  all 
meeting-houses  and  dwelling-houses  to  be  erected  within  tin* 
limits  herein  after  described  ;  and  all  other  buildings  having 
a  chimney,  tire-place,  or  stove  to  be  erected  within  the  same 
limits,  shall  have  their  outer  walls  composed  entirely  of 
brick  or  stone  and  mortar  :  and  from  and  after  said  first  day 
of  January  1SOO,  all  additions  to  be  made  to  any  house  or 
other  building  already  erected  or  hereafter  to  be  erected 
within  the  same  limits,  shall  have  their  outer  walls  entireh 
composed  of  brick  or  stone  and  mortar,  provided  such  addi- 
tion have  in  it  a  chimney,  fire-place  or  stove. 

§  2.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  aforesaid  regula- 
tion take  place  and  be  established  in  all  (but  part  of  the  city 
of  Hartford  comprehended  within  the  limits  following,  viz. 
beginning  at  the  dividing  line  between  front  street  and  school 
street,  thence  running  through  the  middle  of  *he  following 
streets,  viz.  westwardly  through  school  street  and  mill  street 
to  maiden  lane,  thence  northwardly  through  maiden  Ian.1  and 
back  street  to  main  street,  thence  sonth-eastwardly  through 


Tftk  I.    Incorporation.  15 

a  part  of  main  street  and  eastw  ardly  through  a  street  called 
Morgan  street  to  the  place  where  Morgan  street  intersects 
meadow  lane,  thence  due  east  to  the  bank  of  Connecticut 
river,  thence  southwardly  on  the  bank  of  Connecticut  river  to 
the  north  side  of  William  Ellery's  large  store,  thence  west- 
wardly  in  a  strait  line  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  distil 
house  formerly  owned  by  George  Merril  and  lately  by  Nor- 
man Butler,  thence  southwardly  to  the  place  of  beginning  ; 
and  also  in  all  that  part  of  said  city  comprehended  within  the 
following  limits,  viz.  beginning  at  the  north  line  of  said  city, 
and  thence  proceeding  southwardly,  and  including  all  the 
extent  from  said  north  line  within  fifteen  rods  of  either  side 
of  main  street  as  far  southwardly  as  the  north  end  of  the 
brick  school  house  on  the  south  green  in  said  city. 

§  3.  And  be  it  further   enacted,  That  every   person  who  Penalty  for 
shall  erect,  add  to,  or  cause  to  be  erected  or  added  to,  any  breach  of  th:^ 
building  within  the  limits  aforesaid  contrary  to  the  provis-  ac 
ions  of  this  act,  shall  forfeit  and  pay   to  tbe  treasury   of  the 
county  of  Hartford  a  fine  oi  not  less  than  one  hundred  dollars, 
nor  more  than  one  thousand  dollars,  according  to  the  nature 
and  aggravation  of  the  oftence. 

§  4.  Jlnd  be  it  further  enacted,  That  in  addition  to  the  Houses  erect- 
fines  aforesaid,  all  dwelling  houses    erected,   or  added   to,  ed  contrary  t« 
contrary  to  the   provisions  of  this  act,  shall  be  annually  as-  *^'s  act>  to  ^e 
sessed  fourfold  in  the  lists  of  polls  and  rateable  estate  of  the  lo1 
town  and  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  and  all  other  buildings  erec- 
ted, or  added  to,  contrary  to  this  act,  shall   be  annually  set 
in  such  lists  at  the  sum  of  thirty  dollars,  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  listers  to  set  the  same  accordingly  in  the  lists  of 
said  town  and  city  ;  and  all  such  houses  and  buildings  shall 
be  ever  afterwards  rated  accordingly  in  all  taxes  whatever  as 
long  as  such  houses  or  buildings  remain. 

§  5.  Jlnd  be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  city  of  Hartford  in  City  empo\v- 
legal  meeting  assembled  be  empow  ered  annually  to  appoint  a  ered  to  ap- 
committee  of  not  less  than  three  persons,  whose  duty  it  shall  P°.int  a  com" 
be  from  time  to    time  to  examine  and  enquire  whether   the  m     ee' 
mode  of  building  within  the  limits  aforesaid  be  conformable 
to  this  act,  and  to  report  to  the  state's  attorney  for  the  county 
of  Hartford  all  breaches  thereof,  that  the  same  may  be  duly 
prosecuted.     And  this  act  shall  be  to  all  intents  and  purposes 
a  public  act. 

CHAP.  VI. 

An  Act  regulating  the  streets  and  buildings  in  the  city 
of  Hartford,  and  for  preserving  the  health  of  the  in- 
habitants thereof. 


B 


[Enacted  in  October,  1799.] 

E  it  enacted  by  the  Governourand  Council  and  House  Width  of 

of  Representatives  in  General  Court  assembled, 
That  hereafter  there  shall  not  be  laid  out  in  the  city  of 
Hartford  any  public  highway,  street  or  alley,  of  less  width 
than  forty  feet,  except  at  its  entrance,  or  at  its  intersection 
of  another  street,  highway  or  alley. 
§  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  enacted.  That  no  house,  shop  or 


16 


Title  I.    Incorporation. 


Building  re- 
gulated on 
private  ways. 


Fine. 


fourfold  as- 
sessment on 
buildings  e- 
rected  con- 
'trary  to  law. 


Common 
council  may 
designate 
lines  for  the 
front  of  build 
ings. 


Fines  for 
transgressing. 


A  perpetual 
penalty. 


Openings  be- 
tween build- 
ings. 


Pov.-ers  of  the 
court  ofcpm- 
mon  council 
to  preveut 
vra- 


store,  shall  be  erected,  fronting  upon  any  private  way,  street 
or  alley,  of  less  width  than'  forty  feet,  which  shall  be  hereaf- 
ter laid  out  or  opened  by  any  individual  or  individual!  ; 
Provided  nevertheless,  That  the  court  of  Common  Council 
be,  and  they  hereby  are  authorized,  (if  they  see  fit)  to  givfc 
special  license  to  any  proprietor  or  proprietors  of  lands  ad- 
jacent, to  erect  stores  or  shops,  fronting  upon  such  private 
ways,  streets  or  alleys. 

§  3.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  every  person  who 
shall,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  act,  erect  any  house, 
shop  or  store,  fronting  upon  any  private  way.  street  or  alley, 
hereafter  to  be  laid  out  or  opened,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to 
the  treasurer  of  the  county  of  Hartford,  a  fine  of  not  less  than 
one  hundred  dollars,  nor  more  ik&ufive  hundred  dollars,  ac- 
cording to  the  circumstances  of  the  oftencc. 

§  4.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  in  addition  to  such 
fine,  all  dwelling-houses  erected  contrary  to  the  provisions 
of  this  act,  shall  be  annually  assessed  fourfold  in  the  lists  of 
polls  and  rateable  estate  of  the  town  and  of  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford ;  and  all  other  buildings  erected  contrary  to  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act,  shall  be  annually  set  in  such  lists  at  the 
sum  of  thirty  dollars  ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  listers 
to  set  the  same  accordingly  in  the  lists  of  said  town  and  city  ; 
and  all  such  houses  and  buildings  shall  be  ever  afterwards 
rated  accordingly  in  all  taxes  whatever. 

§  5.  And  be  it  further  enacted.  That  the  court  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  said  city  be,  and  they  hereby  are  authorized 
and  empowered  to  designate  lines  on  the  lands  of  proprie- 
tors adjoining  the  streets,  highways  and  alleys,  both  public 
and  private,  already  laid  out  or  hereafter  to  be  laid  out  in 
said  city,  between  which  lines  and  such  streets,  highways  or 
alleys,  no  building  or  part  of  a  building  shall  be  erected  ; 
provided  such  lines  be  not  more  than  fifteen  feet  distant  from 
such  street,  highway  or  alley. 

§  6.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  Thai  every  person  who 
shall,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  act.  erect  any  build- 
ing or  part  of  a  building,  between  any  such  line  and  any 
such  street,  highway  or  alley,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  county  of  Hartford,  a  fine  of  not  less  than 
one  hundred  dollars,  nor  more  ihnnfive  hundred  dollars  :  and 
in  addition  to  such  fine,  all  such  buildings  shall  be  assessed 
fourfold,  and  set  in  the  lists  and  rated  in  all  taxes  in  the 
same  manner  as  is  provided  in  the  fourth  paragraph  of  this 
act. 

§  7.  And  be  it  further  enacted.  That  for  the  purpose  of 
promoting  a  free  circulation  of  air  in  said  city,  said  court  of 
Common  Council  be  authorized  to  designate  and  establish 
passways  and  openings  between  the  buildings  in  said  city; 
and  if  any  person  shall,  by  erecting  any  building  or  other  ob- 
stacle, obstruct  the  free  circulation  of  air  through  any  such 
passway  or  opening,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  treasurer 
of  the  county  of  Hartford,  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one  hundred 
dollars,  nor  more  thanju-e  hundred  drMars. 

§  8.  And  be  it  further  enacted.  That  saiil  conn  of  Common 
Council,  be  and  they  hereby  are  authorized  and  empowered  ta 
cause  all  grounds  in  said  city  where  water  at  any  time  be- 
comes stagnant,  to  be  raised  and  filled  up.  or  drained  :  and 


Titk  /.    Incorporation.  17 

fo  cause  all  putrid  substances,  whether  animal  or  vegetable,  teis,  and.  to 
to  be  removed;  and  to  cause  till  nuisances  injurious  to  health  c|e;i»»e  the 
to  be  abated,  suppressed  and  removed. 

§  9.  And  to  effect  the  purposes  aforesaid,  said  court  of  To  fill  up  and 
Common  Council  may  from  time  to  time,  as  they  shall  judge  r*'*se  low. 
it  conducive  to  the  health  of  the  inhabitants  of  said  eily,  give  ^^Tof  the 
order  to  the  proprietor  or  proprietors  of  any  and  all  grounds  owner»s  re. 
subject  at  any  time  to  be  covered  with  stagnant  water,  to  fill  i'usai. 
up  and  raise  such  grounds,  at  their  own  expenee  :  auU  said 
court  of  Common  Council  may  designate  how  high  such 
grounds  shall  be  filled  up  a.;.-!  raised  ;  and  may  limit  such 
time  as  they  shall  deem  reasonable,  for  filling  up  and  raiding 
the  same  :  and  if  such  proprietor  or  proprietors  shall  neglect 
to  fill  up  and  raise  such  grounds  in  such  manner,  and  within, 
snch  time,  as  said  court  of  Common  Council  shall  have  de- 
signated and  limited  ;  said  court  of  Common  Council  may,  in 
such  ease,  appoint  and  employ  some  meet  person  or  persons 
to  fill  up  and  raise  such  grounds,  and  may  adjust  and  liqui- 
date the  expence  thereof,  and  apportion  and  assess  the  same 
upon  such  proprietors,  and  make  a  rate  bill  thereof,  specify- 
ing each  proprietor's  share  of  such  expcuce,  and  appoint  a 
collector  or  collectors  to  collect  such  assessment,  and  pay 
the  same  within  such  time  as  said  court  of  Common  Council 
shall  limit,  aud  to  such  person  as  they  shall  appoint  to  re- 
ceive the  same  for  the  purpose  of  defraying  such  expense  ; 
and  said  court  of  Common  Council  shall  cause  such  collector 
duly  to  account  for  the  amount  of  such  rate  bill  ;  and  the 
Mayor  or  one  of  the  Aldermen  of  said  city  shall  issue  a  war- 
rant of  distress  to  such  collector,  authorizing  him  to  collect 
such  assessment  of  such  proprietor  or  proprietors  ;  and  eve- 
ry such  collector  shall  proceed  in  the  same  manner,  and  have 
the  same  powers,  and  be  under  the  sa:ne  regulations,  as  the 
law  prescribes  in  case  of  collectors  of  public  taxes.  % 

§  10.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  if  said  court  of  Com-  Or  to  r>:tiu 
mon  Council  shall  judge  it  conducive  to  the  health  of  the  hi-  3ov*  srounds. 
habitants  of  said  city,  to  open  and  establish  drains  in  said 
city  ;  said  court  of  Common  Council  may  designate  the 
places  where  such  drains  shall  be  opened,  and  the  depth  aud 
width  thereof ;  aud  such  drains  may  be  opened  through 
lands  of  individual  proprietors,  as  well  as  through  public 
highways.  And  said  court  of  Common  Council  may  employ 
suitable  persons  to  open  such  drains,  and  from  time  to  time 
to  cleanse  and  repair  the  same  ;  and  may  adjust  and  liquidate 
the  expense  thereof,  and  apportion  and  assess  the  same  upon 
the  several  proprietors  of  the  lauds  through  which  such 
drains  are  opened,  and  also  upon  the  proprietors  of  such 
grounds  as  are  drained  {hereby;  and  snch  assessment  or  as- 
sessments shall  be  collected,  accounted  for,  and  paid  over, 
in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  preceding  paragraph  ;  ami 
for  those  purposes,  the  same  powers  are  hereby  granted,  and 
the  same  dutu>*  enjoined. 

Provided  flln-ttys,  That  if  any  person  shall  be  aggrieved  Proviso,  aJ- 
ty  the  doing-,  of  the  Common  Council   under  the  ninth  and  lowing  an  ap- 
tenth  paragraphs  of  this  act,  or  either  of  them,  he  may  pre-  Peal- 
fer  his  complaint  to  the  next  court  of  common  pleas   in  the 
county  of  Hartford,  against  said  ci  y.  by  causing  a  copy  of 
mch  complaint  to  be  left  with  the  clerk  of  said  city,  at  least 
3 


IS 


Title  I.    Incorporation. 


To  cncse  pu- 
trid substanc 
es  to  be  re- 
moved. 


To  moke  by- 
):*v.'s. 


Public  act. 


twelve  days  before  the  sitting  of  said  court :  And  if  said  court, 
on  a  hearing  of  such  complaint,  shall  be  of  the  opinion  that 
any  part  or  the  whole  of  such  expense  so  incurred  ought  t« 
be  borne  by  said  city,  said  court  shall  order  and  direct  that 
such  complainant  be  relieved  from  the  payment  of  such, 
part  or  from  the  whole  of  such  expense,  as  to  them  may  ap- 
pear jast  and  equitable:  and  if  it  shall  appear,  on  suck 
hearing,  that  said  complainant  hath  actually  paid  any  sum. 
or  sums  of  money  which  ought  to  be  refunded,  said  court  may 
grant  execution  in  favour  of  such  complainant,  against  said 
city,  for  such  sum. 

§11.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  said  court  of  Com- 
mon Council  be,  and  they  hereby  are  authorized  and  empow- 
ered to  cause  all  putrid  substances  of  every  kind  in  said  citr 
to  be  removed  at  the  expenee  of  the  proprietors  of  the  build- 
ings of  lands  wherein  or  whereon  such  putrid  substances  may 
he ;  and  the  expense  thereof  shall  be  liquidated,  collected 
and  paid  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  ninth  paragraph  of 
this  act ;  and  to  this  end  the  same  powers  are  hereby  grant- 
ed, and  the  same  duties  enjoined. 

§  12.  Jlnd  be  it  further  enacted.  That  full  power  and  au- 
thority  be.  and  hereby  is  grained  to  the  court  of  Common 
Council  of  said  city,  to  make  by-laws  for  preserving  the 
health  of  the  inhabitants  of  said*  city  :  Provided  neverthe- 
less^ That  such  by-laws  be  approved  and  published,  and  be 
liable  to  be  repealed  in  the  same  manner  as  the  by-laws 
which  said  court  of  Common  Council  are  already  authori- 
zed to  make. 

§  13.  And  this  act  shall  be,  to  all  intents  and  purposes,  a 
public  r.tt. 


CHAP.  VII. 

An  Art  in  addition  to  an  Act,  entitled  "  An  Act  regula- 
ting the  Streets  and  Buildings  in  the  city  of  Hart  lord, 
and  for  preserving  the  Health  of  the  Inhabitants 
thereof." 

[Enacted  in  May,  1800.] 


"Y^R  it  enacted  by  the   Governor  and  Council  and  House 
.13  ° 


siryor  fit. 


of 

g,  Sec.  .13  °f  Representatives  in  General  Court  assembled,  That 
p:uci  by  Jic  whenever  the  court  of  Common  Council  of  said  city  shall 
ciu  when  it  prove  d,  according  to  the  powers  given  to  them  in  and  by 
shall  appecrto  saj,j  act?  to  cause  any  grounds  subject  to  be  covered  with 
s-  !;ta?nallt  water  to  be  'filled  up.  raised  or  drained  ;  or  any 
l»umd  substances,  or  nuisances  injurious  to  health  to  be  re- 
moved ;  the  said  court  of  Common  Council  be  and  they  are 
hereby  authorized  and  empowered  in  every  instance  wherein 
they  shall  be  of  opinion,  that  any  part  or  the  whole  of  such 
expense  so  incurred  ought  to  be  borne  by  said  c  ty,  or  cannot 
be  obtained  from  any  proprietor  or  proprietors,  to  order  and 
direct  that  such  part  or  the  whole  of  such  expense  shall  be 
paid  out  of  the  treasury  of  said  city,  and  to  draw  orders  on 
'':••  *.:  LT,s:ircr  of  said  city  i'°r  the 


Title  I.    Incorporation.  is 

CHAP.  VIII. 

An  Act  in  further  addition  to  an  Act.  entitled  «  An  Act 
for  incorporating  a  part  of  the  Town  of  Hartford." 

[Enacted  in  May,  1809.] 

BE  it  enacted  by  the  Governour  and  Council  and  House  An :  ilditiomu 
•  of  Representatives  in  General  Court  assembled,  That  ^ Il-(r  ^  n;pam 

power   and   authority   be,   and    hereby   is    granted   to   the  I'1 1!^  c'  v  Ol 
e  n  n          -IP  ii        '4  '    f  u     ii>     i  ±1       Harttord  mav 

ttourt  or  Uoramon  Council  QI   the  city  ot  Harttord,  on  tae   be  co^sti'ntec' 
first  Monday  of  July    annually,  to  nominate   and   appoint 
thirty  persons   living  within   the  limits  of  said  city,  to  Uo 
JPire-Men,  to  serve  in  an  additional  Fire  Company,  con- 
stituted in  said  city,  by  the  by-laus  thereof,  to  work  a  Fire- 
Engine  within  the  same  ;  and  that  upon  the  nomination  and 
appointment  thereof,  as  aforesaid,  the  persons  so  appointed 
shall  be  exempted  from  doing  military  duty,  in   the  compa-  Fire-mm    ex 
nies  to  which  they  respectively  belong,  so  long  as  they  shall  en.pt.  fiom 
actually  serve  in  said  Fire-Company,  inconsequence  of  such  niilitary  duty 
nomination  and  appointment. 

Provided  nevertheless,  That  this  act  shall  not  exempt  any  Provivo. 
person  liable    to  perform  military  duty    in  any  company  of 
artillery  or  cavalry,  or  in  the  Governor's  Guards. 

CHAP.  IX. 

An  act  in  further  addition  to  "  An  Act  for  incorpora- 
ting a  part  of  the  Town  of  Hartford." 

[Enacted  in  May,  1810.] 

TJ  E  it  enacted  by  the  Governor,  and  Council,  and 
*     '    £j  House  of  Representatives,  in  General  Court  assem- 
bled, That  the   Court  of  Common   Council  of  the   city    oi'  Common 
Hartford,  be,  and  they  hereby  are  authorized  and  empower-  council  to  i'  - 
ed,  from  time  to  time,  as  public  convenience  may  require,  to  gulate  side 
designate  and  fix  the  width,  course,  height,  and  level  of  side-  W:llks- 
walks  in  and  upon  the  streets  and  highways  in  said  city. 

§  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  enacted,  That  for  the  purpose  of  ,r 

j     •  1-1  n  •  -i  .r      i   r^  -v;tv  compel 

rendering  such  side-walks    convenient,  said  court   ot    Com-  cw,;ers  Of 

mon  Council  may,  from  time  to  time,  give  order  to  the  pro-  lands  fronting 

prietor  or  proprietors  of  the  lauds  and  buildings  fronting  up-  slde-v.-^ks  to 

on  such  side-walks,  at  their  own  expence,  to  level  or  raise  '^vcl  ( 

the  same  on  their   several  fronts,  according   to  the  width,  thc"1')i.i? '  " 

course,  height,  and  level    designated  as  aforesaid  ;  and  also  ^em 

to  pave  or  to  flag,  in  such  manner  as  said  court  of  Common 

Council   shall  direct,  any   side-walk  in   said  city,   as  well 

those  which  have  been  heretofore  designated  by  said  court  of 

Common  Council,  in  pursuance  of  the  by-laws  of  said  city, 

as  those  which  shall  hereafter  be  designated  in  pursuance  of 

this  act.     And  said   court  of  Common  Council  may   limit 

such  time  as  they  shall  deem  reasonable,   for   levelling   or 

raising,  and  for  paving  or  flagging  such  side  -walk.     And  in  May  ap ;,•,-:• 

cases  where  the  land   or  buildings   fronting   ou   snch   side-  l:on  ' 

walk,  shall  be  holden  for  a  term  of  years,  or  a:iy  other  es-  ^ 

fate  less  than  fee  simple,  said  court  of  Common  Council  raay  ^iffe] 

by  their  order,  apportien  in  such  maflnnr  a*  they  shall  judge  t^s 


Title  7,    Hko&rporation. 


celling  in 
case  oi'ne^ 

Wf. 


Side-walks 

crossing 

streets- 


Person;;  ag- 
grieved, how 
to  obtain  re- 
dness. 


,  :-!;t.  the  cxpence  of  raising  or  levelling,  and  paving  or  flag- 
ging, sueh  side-walk,  among  the  different  persons  having  an 

rest  in  the  lands  or  buildings,  lioiden  as  aforesaid. 
§  3.  And  be  it  further  enacted*  That  if  any  proprietor  or 
proprietors  shall  neglect  to  level   or  raise,  or  to  pave  or  to 
i'.ag.  any  sueh  side-walk,  in  such  manner,  and  within  such 
time  as  said  Court  of  Common  Council  shall  direct  and  lim- 
it ;  said  court  of  Common  Council  may,  in  sueh  ease,  ap- 
point and  employ  some  meet  person,  to  raise  and  level,  and 
to  pave  or  flag,  such  side -v.  ilk,  on  the  front  of  the  proprie- 
tor or  proprietors  neglecting  as  aforesaid  ;  and   may  adjust 
and  liquidate  the  expenee  thereof,  and  order  the  same  to  be 
paid  by  the  proprietor  or  proprietors  neglecting  as  aforesaid, 
tmd  appoint  a  collector  or  collectors,  to  collect  of  ea/ch  pro- 
prietor the  sum  or  sums  respectively  ordered  to  be  paid  as 
aforesaid,  and  pay  the  same  within  such  time  as  said  court 
of  Common  Council  shall  limit,  and  to  such  person  as  they 
shall  appoint  to  receive  the  same,  for  tlse  purpose  of  defray- 
ing sueh  cxpencc  ;  and  said  court  of  Common  Council  shall 
cause  such  collector  duly  to  account  therefor  ;  and  the  May- 
or or  one  of  the  Aldermen  of  said  city,  shall  issue  a  warrant 
of  distress  to  such  collector,  authorizing  him  to   collect  of 
such  proprietor  or  proprietors  respectively,  the  sums  ordered 
to  be -paid  as  aforesaid  j  and  every  sueh  collector  shall  have 
the  same  powers,  proceed  in  the  same  manner,  and  be  under 
the  same  regulations,  as  the  law  prescribes  in  case  of  collec- 
tors of  public  taxes. 

§  4.  And  be  it  further  enacted*  That  when  any  side  walk 
shall  cross  a  street  or  highway,  said  court  of  Common  Coun- 
cil may  cause  the  same,  in  such  place,  to  be  suitably  levelled, 
or  raised,  and  paved  or  flagged  at  the  expenee  of  said  city. 

§  5.  And  be,  ti  further  enacted,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
sons shall  be  aggrieved  by  the  doings  of  the  court  of  Com- 
mon Council,  under  this  act-  such  person  or  persons  may 
prefer  his.  her.  or  their  complaint  to  the  next  Court  of  com- 
mon pleas,  in  the  couniy  of  Hartford,  against  said  city,  by 
causing  a  copy  of  such  complaint  to  be  left  with  the  Clerk 
of  said  ci!y,  at  least  twelve  days  before  the  sitting  of  said 
couri  :  au::  is  said  court,  on  hearing  of  such  complaint,  shall 
be  of  opinion  ilnf  any  part,  or  the  whole  of  the  expenee,  or- 
der- >'  '•'.>  '  •  ;>.ti<!  by  sueh  persons,  ought  to  be  borne  by  said 
city  ;  said  court  si. all  order  and  direct  that  such  complain- 
ant or  complainants  be  relieved  from  the  payment  of  such 
part,  or  from  the  whole  of  such  expense,  as  to  them  mar 
appear  just  and  equitable  :  and  shall  order  that  the  expense 
for  which  relief  .shall  be  granted  a»  aforesaid,  be  paid  by  said 
city  :  and  if  it  shall  appear  on  sueh  hearing,  that  such  com- 
plainant or  complainants  have  actually  paid  any  sum  or 
sums  of  r.:oi;ey,  in  consequence  of  any  order  made  by  said 
:•'  of  Common  Council  as  aforesaid,  which  ought  to  be 
ref.nided  :  said  Court  of  common  pleas  may  grant  execution 
in  favor  of  such  cafBpl&iuaQt  or  complainants  against  said 
ell  •• .  Utr  *;tir-  m!>n  or  jiiini*. 


Title  I.    Incorporation.  51 

CHAP.  X. 

An  Act  to  enable  the  cities  of  New-Haven,  New-Lon- 
don, Hartford.  Middletown,  and  Norwich  respectively, 
to  grant  the  freedom  of  those  cities  to  persons  living 
without  the  limits  of  said  cities. 

[Enacted  in  May,  1784.] 

BE  it  enacted  by  the   Governor  and  Council  and  House  Powerto  grant 
of  Representatives  in   General   Court  assembled,   That  freedom  of 
said  cities  respectively  shall  and  may  have  power  to  grant  C] 
the  freedom  of  those  cities  to  any  person  or  persons  living 
without  the  limits  of  said  cities,  and  the  person  to  whom 
such  freedom  is  granted,  shall,  upon  taking  the  oath  by  law 
required,  have  right  to  vote  at  any  of  the   elections  and  in  Right  to  vote 
any  meetings  city  of  that  city   by  which  such  freedom  is  at  elections, 
ranted. 

Provided  nevertheless,  That  no  person  shall  in  virtue  of  Proviso. 
such  grant  be  considered   as  entitled  to  the  rights  of  a  free 
citizen  of  this   state,  or  as  acquiring  a  right  of  inhabitancy 
in  thai  town  within  which  the  city  granting  such  freedom  lies, 

CHAP.  XI. 

An  Act  in  addition  to  the  powers  oFthe  several  incorpo- 
rated Cities  within  this  State. 

[Enacted  in  May,  1791.] 

BE    it    enacted    by  the    Governour    aud    Coumil    and  Cities  may 
House  of   Representatives  in    General    Court   assem-  make  by-laws 
bled,    That   the    Mayor   Aldermen  and    Common    Council  |or  restraining 
of  each  incorporated  city  within  this  state  shall  have  power,  a'^sesi|CCpa 
and  the  same  is  hereby  given  to  them  to  make  by-laws  rela- 
tive to  restraining  horses,  cattle  and  sheep  from  going   at 
large  in  the  streets  and  highways  within  the  limits   of  their 
respective  cities,  and  that  said  by-laws,  when  approved  of 
and  published  as  is  provided  by  law  in  respect  to  the  by-laws 
of  said  cities,  shall  have  the  full  force  and  effect  of  the  by- 
laws of  their  said  cities  respectively. 

CHAP.  XII. 

An  Act  giving  additional  powers  to  the  city  courts  of  the 
respective  Cities  in  this  State. 

[Enacted  in  October,  1801.] 

^       TJ  E  *t  enacted  by  the   Governor  and  Council  and 
JD  House  of  Representatives  in  General  Court  as- 
sembled',  That  in  case  of  the  absence  of  the  mayor  and  tw  o  al-  Senior  alder- 
dermen  by  law  constituted  judges  of  the  city  court  of  either  of  men  made 
said  cities,  or  their  disqualification  to  sit  as  judges,  the  oth-  judges  in  cer- 
er  aldermen  of  such  city,  taking  to  their  assistance  any  jus-  tain  csscs- 
tice  of  the  peace  residing  in  the  county  in  which  such  city  is 
established  ;  or  either  of  the  aldermen  of  such  city,  iff  case 
of  the  absence  or  disqualification  of  the  mayor  and  other  al- 
dermen, taking  to  his  assistance,  any  two  justices   of  sucfe 


I.     Incorporation. 


county,  shall  have  power  to  hold  a  city  court  within  and  for 
such  city. 

Gity  courts  to       §  2.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  each  of  said  city 

hold  jurisdic-  conrts  shall  have  cognizance  of  any  suit  or  action  that  may 

in°favour  SofltS  ^8  commencet^  by  tfte  president,  directors  and  company  of 

banks.  an7  bank  in  the  city  in  which  such  hank  is  established  ;  on 

any  writing  obligatory,  made  payable  by  the  terms  of  it  at 

such  bank,  and  endorsed  to  the  said  bank,  notwithstanding 

such  writing  may  have  been  executed,  drawn,  accepted,  or 

endorsed  without  the  limits  of  such  city. 


CHAP.  XIII. 

An  Act  in  addition  to  an  Act  entitled  "  An  Act  giving 
additional  powers  to  the  City  Courts  of  the  respective 
Cities  in  this  State." 


B 


[Enacted  iu  May,  1802.] 

E  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Council  and  House  of 
Representatives,  in   General    Court   assembled,    That 
•ne  judge  of    when  a  suit  is  depending  before  any  city  court,  wherein  the. 
city  court         defendant  or  defendants,  do  not  appear,  or  which  pursuant  to 
'aw   must  De  continued,  in  either  case    any   one   competent 
ju^5e  °f  sucu  court  shall  have  power,  and  the  same  is  here- 
by granted  him  to  render  a  judgment  in  default  or  to  contin- 
ue the  action  as  the  case  may  require. 


default,  &c. 


CHAP.  XIV. 

An  Act  in  addition  to  certain  Aets  incorporating  the 
several  Cities  in  this  State, 

[Enacted  In  October,  1803.] 

E  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Council  and  House 
of  Representatives  in  General  Court  assembled,  That 
Cities  to  hare  the    penalties    imposed    by    the    by-laws    of    said    cities, 
in  pursuance  of  said  acts,  shall  be  to  said  cities  resspec- 
tively,    or   to    such   persons  as  the  by-laws   of  said  cities 
shall  direct  :  and  the  penalties  already  given  to  said  cities 
by  the  by-laws  thereof,  shall  inure  to  said  cities  respectively 
as  fully  as  though  provision  therefor   had  been   expressly 
made  in  said  acts. 


B1 


imposed  by 
their  laws. 


CHAP.  XV. 

An  Act  enlarging  the  powers  of  the  Cities  incorporated 
in  this  State. 


[Enacted  in  May,  1805. 

BE  ii  tinuded  by  the  Goverdor  and  Council  and  House  oj' 
Representatives  in  General  Court  assembled,  That  for 

"Cities  may  nn-     .  *  „  ••J.o>  111  i 

pose  a  forfeit-  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect,  such  by-laws,  as    they 
ure  of  thirty-  arc  authorised  to  make,  the  several   cities,  incorporated  ia 
ftur  dollars,      this  state,  shall  have  power  to  impose  forfeitures  of  person- 
al estate,  or  chattels,  to  the  value  or  amount  of  thirty-four 
Italian.     And  all  penalties  imposed  by  said  cities,  and  not 


Title  I.    Incorporation. 


13     CUJllJllllvCU*          -M.    «isitLtrtt<      /tl/tt.  C  I^C- f  9       A  JIM.I.      i,***~      u.v&*,ij,u  in     ,*        i       ,'    r 

such  prosecution  or  suit,  shall  have  liberty  to  appeal  from  OFj  &c          y~ 
any  judgment,  rendered  by  such  Mayor  or  Alderman,  by  vir-  Party  may  ap- 
tue  of  this  act,  to  the  next  city  court,  to  be  holden  in  and  for  peal  to  city 
said  city ;  in  the  same  manner  and  on  the  same  terms  aud  court. 
conditions,  as  are  in  other  cases  provided. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

An  Act  to  extend,  define,  and  secure  the  privilege  of  vo- 
ting in  City  Meetings. 

([Enacted  in  May,  1807.] 

-  T)  E  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Council  and 

*  '  X3  House  of  Representatives  in  General  Court  as- 
sembled, That  when  any  person  shall  have  dwelt  one  year  Qualifications 
in  any  incorporated  eity  in  this  state,  he  shall  be  deemed  an  of  voters  defi- 
inhabitant  of  such  city,  'so  far  only  as  to  give  him  a  right  to        ' 

vote  in  the  meetings  of  such  city,  so  long  as  he  shall  contin- 
ue afterwards  to  dwell  therein,  provided  such  person  have 
the  other  qualifications  required  by  law,  to  entitle  him  to  vote 
in  such  meeting. 

§  2.  And  be  it  further  enacted.  That  no  person  shall  be  en-  Further  defin- 
litled  to  vote  in  any  meeting  of  any  incorporated  city,  until  ed- 
he  shall  have  dwelt  therein  one  year  as  aforesaid,  unless 
such  person  be  a  legally   settled  inhabitant  of  the  town  in 
which  such  city  is,  and  also  be  a  freeman  of  this  state,  dwel- 
ling in  such  city. 

§  3.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  if  any  person,  not  be-  Penalty for 
ing  qualified  according  to  law,  shall  vote  at  any  city  meeting,  *°*m&  "le£al- 
in  any  city  in  this  state  ;  or  being  so  qualified,  shall  in  any   y 
such  meeting  give  in  more  than  one  vote  at  a  ballot,  for  any 
person  to  the  same  office,  such  person  so  offending,  shall  for- 
feit and  pay  the  sura  of  seventeen  dollars  to  the  public  treas- 
ury of  this  state. 

§  4.  And  be  itfurthed  enacted,  That  the  statute  passed  at  Repealing 
the  general  assembly  holden  in  May,  A.  D.  1801,  entitled,  clause« 
"  An  Act  in  addition  to  an  Act,  entitled  an  Act  for  regula- 
ting the  election  of  Governor,  Lieutenant  Governor,  Assis- 
tants, &c."  be  and  the  same  hereby  is  repealed. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

An  Act  relating  to  the  times  of  holding  City  Courts,  in 
the  Cities  of  Hartford  and  New-Haven. 

[Enacted  in  May,  1809.] 

"DE  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Council  and  House  of 
-*->  Representatives  in  General  Court  assembled,  That  from 
and  after  the  second  Tuesday  in  July  next,  the  city  court,  in  City  court  jji 
and  for  the  city  of  Hartford,  shall  be  held  on  the  first  Mon-  Hartford  and 
day  in  each  month,  instead  of  the  second  Tuesday,  and  in  \  5W   tavt"J 
and  for  the  city  of  New-Haven  on  the  first,  instead  of  the        "    ° 
second  Tuesday  in  each  month,  any  law  to  the  contrary  not- 
withstanding. 


Titk  I.    Incorporation. 
CHAP.  XVIII. 

An  Act  relating  to  appeals  from  the  City  Courts  in  this 
State. 


B1 


[E:i;.cted  in  October,  1809  J 

E  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Council  and  House  of 
Representatives  in   General  Court  assembled,  That  no 
In  what  cases  execution  shall  issue  from  the  judgment  of  a  city  court  in  fa- 
execution  to    vour  of  any  plaintiff',  where   an  appeal  from  such  judgment 
SIS*™      shall  be  allowed  and  taken;  but  on  application  of  the  plain- 
appeal.  tiffto  such  city  eourt>  «*  tne  term  vvnen  such  judgment  shall 
be  rendered,  and  satisfying  the  Court  that  the  appeal  is  ta- 
ken for  delay  ouly  ;  in  which  case  such   city  court  may,  at 
their  discretion,  direct  execution  to  issue  on  the  terms  and 
conditions  prescribed  by  the  acts  incorporating  the  several 
eities  in  this  State. 

€HAP.  XIX. 

An  Act  enlarging  the  powers  of  the  several  incorporated 
cities  within  this  State. 

[Enacted  in  October,  1810.] 

T3E  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Council  and  House,  of 
•^-*  Representatives  in   General  Court  assembled,   That  full 
Common  power  and  authority  be  and  hereby  is  granted  unto  the  court 

council  to  of  Common  Council  of  each  incorporated  city,  within  this 
make  by-laws  state,  j0  ma^Q  alj  siieh  bv-laws,  as  may  be  necessary  to  pre- 
to  preserve  ,,  .  ,.  -...  «  J  -  J 

from  fire.  serve  their  respective  cities  trom  exposure  to  fire  ;  and  to 
prevent  the  future  erection  of  any  building  or  buildings,  in 
the  most  compact  and  populous  part  of  said  cities,  or  the  al- 
teration or  appropriation  of  any  building  already  erected,  to 
Be  used  and  improved,  as,  and  for  Baker's  shops — Black- 
smiths shops— Hatter's  shops — or  Tallow  chandler's  shops, 
or  any  other  buildings  for  these  or  similar  purposes,  which  in 
the  opinion  of  the  court  of  Common  Council  of  said  cities 
respectively,  shall  more  immediately  expose  said  cities  to  in- 
jury or  destruction  from  fire  ;  and  that  the  court  of  Common 
Council  of  said  cities  respectively  have  power  and  the  same 
To  assign  is  hereby  given  to  them,  to  designate  and  assign  the  limits  to 
limits.  their  said  cities,  within  which  no  person  or  persons,  shall  be 

permitted  in  future  to  erect,  use,  or  occupy,  any  building  or 
buildings,  of  the  kind  or  for  the  use  mentioned  in  this  act, 
M  itliout.  iirst  obtaining  the  licence  or  authority  of  such  court 
of  Common  Council.  And  that  said  by-laws  when  approved 
of  and  published  as  is  provided  by  law,  in  respect  to  (he  by- 
laws of  said  cities,  shall  have  the  full  power  and  effect  of 
Proviso.  the  by-laws  of  their  said  cities  respectively:  Provided,  that 

such  by-laws  may  at  all  times  after  made  be  repealed  by  the 
superior  eourt,  for  the  counties  in  which  said  cities  are  re- 
spectively situated ;  if  by  such  court  on  hearing  a 
to  bfr  unreasonable  or  unjust. 


B] 


Title  II.     Attorney.     III.  Bonds.  «  25 

TITLE  II. 

A  By-Law  empowering  the  Court  of  Common  Council 
to  appoint  an  Attorney  or  Attornies  lor  the  City  of 
Hartford. 

[Enacted  Au crust  29,  1796, 
[Approved  September  26,  I/L-O.]     [Vubi;shed,  C.  C.  October  3, 1796.] 

E  it  ordained  bij  the  Mayor*  dldernien,  Comthon- 
Conncil  and    J/reemen  of  the  Cily  of  Huriford, 
That  the  court  of  common  council  shall  from  time  to  time,  as  Court  of  corn- 
occasion  may  require,  appoint  some  meet  person  or  persons  to  nion  c  "ivf.il 
act  as  attorney  or  attornies  for  said  city,  to  continue  in  of-  u>  "FP!)int  an 
fice  during  the  pleasure  of  said  court  of  common  council,  attolllt.v 
whose  duty  it  shall  be,  to  prosecute  for  and  in  behalf*  of  said 
city;  all  offences  against  the  by-laws  of  said  city  :  and  a!  o 
to  ask,  demand,  sue  for,  and  recover  all  penalties  and  for-  n;s  duty. 
feitures,    that   already  have    or  hereafter  shall  accrue    to 
said   city   for  the  breach    of  any    of    the    aforesaid     by- 
laws.    And  the  aforesaid  attorney  or  attornies.  each  and  ei- 
ther of  them,  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  prose- 
cute, defend  and  conduct  all  civil  actions  in  which  said  city 
shall  be  concerned. 

§  2.  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  no  person  or  persons  ex-  Other  persons 
cept  said  attorney  or  attornies  shall  use  or  exercise  any  of  r'nt  to  prose- 
Ihe  powers  or  authorities  specified  in  the  aforesaid  paragraph  cute 
of  this  by-law,  any  thing  in  any  of  the  by-laws  of  said  city 
<o  the  contrary  notwithstanding.     Provided,  notiling  there-  t'vov 
in  shall   be   construed   to   prevent   any  person  or  persons 
from  suing  for  the  recovery  of  any  penalty  or  forfeiture,  the 
whole  or  a  part  whereof  is  by  said  by-laws  given  to  a  common 
informer. 

§  3.  And  the  aforesaid  attorney  or  attornies  each  and  eve-  Attorney  to 
ry  of  them  annually  on  or  before  the  last  Monday  in  March  account. 
shall  account  with  the  auditor  of  the  city  accounts,  for  and 
•in  account  of  all  monies  by  him  or  them  received  or  collected 
fo  and  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

TITLE  III. 

An  Act  relative  to  the  Bonds  to  be  given  by  the  Sheriffs 
of  the  City  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  July  19,  1784.] 
[Approved  July  20,  1784.]  '   [Pub^iii  d  C.  C.  July  57,  I 

BE  it  ordaimd  by  the  Mayer,  Aldermen,  Common  C;; 
and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  That  the 
ift's  of  said  city,  shall  severally  at  the  city  court  next  ensuing  sheriiTs  !••» 
their  election  To  said  office,  before  said  city  court,  give  bond  i:<ve  1  ,^-.d. 
with  two  sufficient  sureties  to  the  acceptance  of  said  court 
in  the  sum  of  three  thousand  pounds  lawful  money,  for  the 
faithful  discharge  of  their  oitice  :  which  bonds  shall  be  taken 
to  the  treasurer  of  .said  city  and  shall  be  the  same  mutatis 
mutandis  as  the   bonds  provided   by  the  lav,    of  this  state 
to  be  given  by  the  sheriffs  in  the  several  counties  within  the 
same. 

* 


r:s  Title  JT.  Bffnjtres.     Title  V.  Callle. 

TITLE  IV. 

An  Act  for  preventing  the  enkindling  of  Bonfires  in  the 
City  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  August  27,  1788.] 
._  Approved  Nov.  10,  1788.]  [Published  C.  C.  Dec.  8, 178a] 

-         V>  S  it  enacted  by  the.  Mayor,  Aldermen,   Common- 
O    Council,  and  Freemen  of  the   City  of  Hartford, 

No  bonfires  to  in  legal  nitfting  assembled,  That  no  bonfire  shall  hereafter  be 
be  enkindled  enkiodled  in  any  of  the  public  streets  or  highways  in  said 
^n 'U.'l  2- L -^  c^-v'  Ol  *u  a"J'  Part  °f  said  .city,  ^ithin  twenty  rods  of  any 
«r  bmldiiv'-s  °^  *a^  streets  or  higlivvays  or  of  any  of  the  buildings  in  said 
b"  chy. 

5j  2.  And  that  whoever  shall  enkindle  any  bonfire  in  said 
city,  contrary  to  the  form  and  eilect  of  this  Act.  or  shall  aid 
or  assi-ii  ihcrein,  by  voluntarily  furnishing  or  carrying  there- 
Twenty  shil-     to,  any  Hre,  fuel,  or  other  materials,  shall  for  every  suci  of- 
iings  penalty,  fence,  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  twenty  shillings  to  be  recov- 
ered by  due  process  of  law,  in  any  court  in  said  city  proper 
to  try  the  same. 

$  3.  And  whereas-  sueh  bonfires  are  most  frequently  en- 
kindled  by  apprentices,  minors  under  age,  or  slaves  who  are 
ed  of  brents    unal)le  to*Pav  the  penalties  aforesaid,  Be  it  further  enacted. 
Lc  °ofPinLnors  tnat  whenever  any  minor,  apprentice  or  slave  shall  be  guilty 
guilty.  of  any  breach  of  this  act,  the  parent,  guardian  or  master  of 

such  minor  apprentice,  or  slave,  shall  be  liable  to  pay  the 
forfeiture  above  mentioned,  and  the  same  shall  be  recovera- 
ble of  such  parents,  guardian  or  master,  by  action  of  debt 
brought  on  this  act.  before  any  court  in  said  city  proper  to 
try  the  same ;  and  all  forfeitures  recovered  by  virtue  of  this 
act,  shall  be  one  moiety  thereof  to  the  use  of  said  city,  and 
the  other  moiety  to  the  person  or  persons  who  shall  prosecute 
the  same  to  effect. 

Committee  to        §  4,.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  committee  of  removing 
prosecute.         encroachments  and  nuisances  in  the  streets  and  highways  in 
said  city,  to  enquire  into  and  prosecute  ail  breaches  of  this 
Act,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said  city. 

TITLE  V. 

A  By-Law  Tor  restraining  eatHe,  sheep,  and  horses  from 
going  at  large  on  the  highways  or  streets  within  the 
eity  of  Hartford. 

[Er,:u-.!ecl,  :i:ul  Approval  Ftbrup.rv  1$,  K9r.] 
[P.iL.l  slic-d  C.  C.  Alurch  27,  1797.] 

]£3  E  it  oi'd.tined    by  the  Jfai/o<  it,   Common 

O    Council,  an  I  FVwMM  of  f'lic  eity  of  Hertford,  That 
See.  nut  far  the  future,  no  cattle,  sheep,  or  horses  shall  be  allowed  to 
lo  g-o  at  Urge,  go   at  large  on    the  highways  or  streets    of  said  city,  except 
except,  &.c.       between  {he  rising  of  the  sun  ami  nine  o'clock  in  the  fore- 
noon, ar.d  between  five  o'clock  and  nine  o'clock  in  the  after- 
noon.    And  if  any   cattle,  sheep,  or  horses  shall  be   found 
going  at  large  on  said    highways  or  streets,  except  as  afore- 
;  ii'l,  it  shall  be   the  duty  of  the  hay  wards  appointed  by  the 


Title  V.    Cattle. 

court  of  Common  Council  to  impound  such  cattle,  sheep,  ov 
horses,  in  any  pound  within  said  city  ;  and  the  owner  or 
owners  oi'  such  cattle  and  horses  shall  pay  the  sum  of  twe;;tv- 
five  cedis  for  each  of  said  cattle  or  horses,  before  tite  same 
sh  -  i  be  released  from  said  pound  :  twenty  cents  thereof 
shu.l  be  to  the  person  or  persons  who  shall  impound  said 
cattle  and  horses,  and  live  cents  to  t!ie  pound-keeper  for  his 
fe^-i.  And  for  each  of  such  sheep  the  owner  or  owners 
thereof  shall  pay  six  cents  before  the  same  shall  be  releas-d, 
five  cents  thereof  shall  be  to  the  impounder  and  one  cent  to 
ik*  pound-keeper  for  his  fees.  And  in  case  the  owner  or 
owners  of  said  cattle,  horses,  or  sheep  shall  net  wiihin  ten 
days  after  said  cattle  and  horses  become  impounded,  pay  the 
said  sum  of  twenty  -live  cents  to  the  pound-keeper  for 

ttl 


•of  said  cattle  and  horses,  and  take  the  said  cattle  or 

from  said  pound  ;  and  the  said  sum  of  six  cents  for  each  of 

said  sheep,  within  the  term  ei'  three  days  after  said  sheep 

become  impounded  ;  then  the  pound-keeper  shall  sell  the  said  To  be  sold  at 

cattle,  horses  and  sheop  at  public  vewiue  at  said  pound  to  vi-mlue,  un- 

the  highest  bidder,  setting   up,  on  ill?  public    sign-post    ia  kss>  ^'' 

said  city,  a  written  advertisement  of  the  time  of  said  vendiie, 

therein  describing  said  cattle,  horses,  and  sheep  ;  su^h  vendi;e 

to  be  so  advertised  at  least  six  days  before  the  sale  of  such 

cattle  or  horses,  and  two  days  before  the  sale  of  such  sheep  ; 

and  said  pound-keeper  shall  also,  one  quarter  of  an  h  »ur  be- 

fore any  such  vendue,  beat,  or  cause  to  be  beat,  a  dram  at  or 

near  said  pound,  to  notify  the  time  thereof;  and  said  pour.d- 

keeper  shall  be  allowed  £or  his  tro-.ible.  for  each  of  the  cattle 

or  horses   sold  by  hiji  in  manner  aforesaid,  fifty  cents  from 

the  avails  of  such  sale,  and  for  evL-n  sheep  sold  by  him  in 

manner   aforesaid,  six  cents  from  the  avails  of  such  sale  : 

and  shall  always,  either  therefrom,  or  from  the  money  re- 

ceived from   the  owner  or  owners  of  such  cattle,  horses,  and 

sheep,  within  twelve  days  after  the  same  were  impounded, 

pay  to    the  person  or   persons    who   impounded  said  cattle, 

horses  and  sheep,  their  legal  fees  for  impounding  the  same, 

if  demanded  ;  and  the  remainder  of  said  money,  after  all  the  Monies  how 

aforesaid  fees  are  satisfied,  the  pound-keeper  shall  keep  the  'I'-.yw']  :>' 

term  of  one  month  from  the  sale,  for  the  owner  or  owners  of 

such  cattle,  horses,  or  sheep  ;  and  if  said  owner  or   owners 

shall  make  good  his  title   to  such  cattle,    horses,    or  sheep 

within   said   term  of  one  month,  to  the  satisfaction  of  such 

pound-keeper,  lie  shall  pay    said  money    to   such  owner  or 

owners,  and  take  a  receipt  therefor.     But  in  case  no  owner 

or  owners  shall  make  good  his  title  to  said  cattle,  horses,,  or 

-nheep  in   manner  aforesaid,  within  said  term  of  one  month, 

then  said  money  shall  be  to  the  treasury  of  said  city  ;  and  each 

and  every  pound-keeper  shall  once  in  three  months,  render  P< 

an   account  cl  all  cattle,  horses,  and    sheep  so  sold  by  him,  *'•' 

and  of  the  price  for  which  the  same  were  so  sold,  to  the  treas- 

urer of  said  city,  and  to  him   exhibit  receipts  of  ail  inonL-.s 

paid  the  owner  or  owners  of  such  cattle,  horses,  cr  sheep, 

and  fully  account  to  said  treasurer  for  all  monies  so  had  arid 

received  by  him  for  the  use  of  said  city. 

§  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  upon  the    replevin  ivnpc.uncle;1  *c 
of  any  cattle,  horses,  or  sheep,  or  other  dispute  in  the  Jaw  n^kr  M:.IK. 
a-ri-ing  thereen,  whea    the   huywar.l    impounding  tkc  M 


Title  VI. 


Rescue  an 
pound  brt 


Penalties, 


Common 
council  to 
point  h:.y- 
wards. 


CHy  clerk 
clerk  <  if  com 
vnon  council 
ex  ufficio. 


To  be  r.ctifi- 


has  under  oath  declared  the  place,  from  whence  he  took  such 
cattle,  sheep,  or  horse-kind,  that  unless  the  owner  of  such 
cattle,  sheep,  or  horse-kind  can  shew  to  the  satisfaclion  of 
the  court  or  justice  before  whom  the  trial  is,  that  the  said 
cattle,  sheep,  or  horse-kind  jw  ere  not  found  going  at  large  on 
the  hhrhtt  ays  or  streets  of  said  city,  contrary  to  the  true  in- 
tent of  this  act,  judgment  shall  be  rendered  against  the  owner 
of  such  cattle,  sheep,  or  horse-kind  to  pay  just  damages  and 
cost. 

I  §  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  shall 

:-.cli.  rescue  any  cattle,  sheep,  or  horses  taken  up  as  aforesaid  out 
of  the  hands  or  custody  of  any  person  or  persons  going  to 
pound  therewith,  or  shall  resist  them  therein,  or  shall  by 
air.  means  convey  said  cattle,  sheep,  or  horses,  out  of  the 
pound  or  custody  of  the  law,  contrary  to  the  tenor  of  this 
act,  the  party  so  offending  shall,  for  every  such  rescue,  incur 
a  penalty  of  seven  dollars,  which  shall  be  to  the  person  or 
persons  driving  the  same  to  pound,  and  such  person  or  per- 
sons may  prosecute  the  same  to  e  licet  ;  and  for  every  pound 
breach  as  aforesaid,  every  person  so  offending  shall  incur  the 
penalty  of  fourteen  dollars  to  the  treasury  of  said  city,  and 
said  pound-keeper  shall  prosecute  the  same  to  effect. 

§  -i.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  court  of  coin- 
:!P"  mon  council  appoint,  from  time  to  time  as  occasion  may  re- 
quire, meet  persons,  not  exceeding  ten  in  office  at  any   OIHJ 
tune,  to  be  hay  wards  for  restraining  cattle,  sheep  and  horses 
from  going  at  large  on  the  highways  and  streets  of  said  city. 

TITLE  VI. 

A  By -Law  for  appointing  a  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  the  Cily  of  Hartford. 

[Ensicted  February  21,  1785.] 
[Approved  IVLi-uury-  22,  1785.]         [Published  C.  C.  March  1,  1785.] 

BE  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  d'dermen,  Common-Coun- 
cil, and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  That  the 
clerk  of  the  sari  city,  for  the  time  being,  shall  ex  oftieio,  be 
t.icrk  of  the  court  of  Common  Council,  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  to  attend  the  meetings  of  said  court  of  Common  Council, 
and  make  due  entries  and  records  of  all  the  orders  and  pro-. 
cee'3ings  of  gaid  court  of  Common-Council,  and  deliver  true 
and  attested  copies  of  the  same,  so  often  as  required  ;  and 
the  records  by  him  kcpl  diall  be  of  fiill  validity  and  credit, 
in  jji.int  <>  •'  evidence,  both  in  court  and  country,  and  whenev- 
er eitfier  s'.erifi'of  said  city  shall  receive  an  order  duly  issu- 
ed for  the  warning  a  meeting  of  the  court  of  Common-Coun- 
cil, he  shall  notify  the  clerk  6f  said  court  thereof,  in  like 
manner,  ag  by  the  ]>y-lnM*«  of  said  city  it  is  ordered,  thy 

'  I  .Tfl  ;u 


Tilk  VII.     Commerce.  29 

TITLE  VII. 

A  By-Law  for  the  better  'Regulation  of  Trade  and  Com- 
merce. 

[Enacted  February  18,  1797.] 
[Approved  Feb.  18,  1797.  ]  [Peblished  C.  C.  March  27,  1797.] 


TQ 
J[> 


E  it  ordained  bif  the  *J\fayor,  Jlldermen,  Common- 
Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 
That  for  the  regulation  of  the  trade  and  commerce  of  said 
city,  there  shall  be  chosen  by  the  freemen  of  said  city,  in  le- 
gal meeting  assembled,  so  many  of  the  following  officers  as 
shall  by  said  freemen  be  judged  necessary,  viz.  —  Inspectors 
of  pot  and  pearl  ashes  ;  —  Inspectors  and  cullers  of  hoops, 
staves,  heading,  shaken  casks,  and  all  other  ready  made 
casks  ;  —  Inspectors  and  cullers  of  plank,  boards,  clap-boards, 
shingles,  and  scantling  ;  —  inspectors  of  beef,  pork,  flour, 
fish,  and  tobacco  ;  —  Inspectors  and  gangers  of  West-India 
and  country  rum,  wine,  brandy,  Geneva,  and  all  other  im- 
ported liquors  ;  —  Inspectors  and  weighers  of  hay  ;  —  Inspec- 
tors and  measurers  of  wood  ;  —  Inspectors  and  measurers  of 
wheat,  rye,  Indian  corn,  flax-seed,  and  every  other  kind  of 
grain,  exposed  for  sale  within  the  limits  and  jurisdiction  of 
said  city,  or  intended  for  exportation  therefrom. 

§  2.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  of  said  Inspectors  Tfieir  duty. 
respectively,  duly  to  attend  on  the  business  of  their  several 
oftices,  and  on  application  of  any  person  or  persons  for  the 
inspection  of  any  articles  to  their  respective  offices  apper- 
taining, faithfully  and  impartially  to  examine  the  quantity 
and  quality  of  such  article,  and  with  regard  to  all,  or  so 
much  of  any  such  article,  as  shall,  on  such  examination,  be 
adjudged  good  and  merchantable,  to  give  a  certificate  there- 
of, to  the  owner  or  purchaser  thereof  as  the  case  may  re- 
quire. signed  by  such  Inspector  with  his  name  and  office  an- 
nexed, certifying  the  quantity,  quality  and  rate  or  degree  of 
goodness  of  the  article  so  by  him  inspected. 

§  3.  And  for  the  better  enabling  the  Inspector  of  pot  and 
pearl  ashes  in  said  city  to  perform  the  duty  of  his  said  olfice, 
he  shall  provide  a  suitable  and  convenient  store  in  said  city,  jnsTV  t  r  t 
for  the  purpose  of  receiving  and  storing  all  the  pot  and  pearl  provide  store. 
ashes  that  may  be  offered  for  inspection  in  said  city,  and  ev- 
ery owner  or  oAvners  of  pot  or  pearl  aslies  shall  transport  or 
cause  the  same  to  be  transported  to  the  said  inspector's  store, 
where  he  shall  receive  the  same  into  his  store,  and  there  du- 
ly inspect  the  said  pot  or  pearl  ashes,  and  all  and  every  part 
thereof  ;  and  said  inspector  shall  not  be  obliged  or  liable  to 
inspect  any  pot  or  pearl  ashes,  in  any  place  or  places,  ex- 
cept in  the  inspector's  store  for  that  purpose  provided  ;  and 
the  said  inspector  shall  store  all  pot  and  pearl  ashes  taken 
into  store  as  aforesaid,  by  him  to  be  inspected,  for  the  first 
week  after  the  delivery  thereof  without  any  additional  fee  or 
reward  therefor  :  but  in  case  said  pot  or  pearl  ashes  be  not 
removed  from  said  inspector's  store  within  one  week  after  Str.rAg"  to  h, 
the  delivery  of  the  same,  the  inspector  shall  be  allowed  the  allowed  :if  un- 
customary price  for  the  storage  thereof,  for  so  long  a  time  one  week. 
as  said  pot  or  pearl  ashes  shall  be  continued  in  his  said  si:»re* 
after  said  first  week;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Tn 


Ttik  VII.     Commerce. 


Articles  not 
to  be  transpor- 
ted out  of  the 
city,  till  in- 
spected. 


Penalty. 


Proviso. 


Inspectors  to 
brand. 


Penalty  for 
neg-lectof  du- 
ty. 


Proviso. 


speetor  to  inspect  the  casks  in  which  said  pot  or  pearl  ash- 
es are  contained,  and  condemn  all  such  as  shall  be  found  un- 
fit and  insufficient  for  exportation. 

§  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person  shall 
hereafter  transport  out  of  this  city,  either  by  land  or  water 
any  of  the  fallowing  articles,  vi/..  Pot  or  pearl  ashes, 
hoops,  staves,  heading,  shaken  casks,  plank,  boards, 
clap-boards,  shingles,  scantling,  beef,  pork,  flour,  fish, 
tobacco,  flax-seed,  wheat,  rye.  or  Indian  corn,  until  the 
same  shall  have  been  duly  inspected  in  manner  aforesaid  and 
a  certificate  obtained  iu  manner  aforesaid,  specifying  the 
quantity  and  quality  thereof,  and  that  the  same  and  every 
part  thereof  is  good  and  merchantable  ;  nor  shall  any  of  such 
articles  contained  in  any  hogshead,  barrel,  or  other  cask,  be 
transported  out  of  said  city,  by  land  or  water,  until  each 
cask  thereof  shall  have  been  duly  branded  or  marked  by  an 
inspector  of  said  article,  in  manner  as  herein  after  provided. 
And  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  be  guilty  of  the  breach  or 
violation  of  this  by-law,  by  transporting  out  of  this  city  any 
of  the  articles  before  enumerated,  v/ithout  having  complied 
with  the  regulations  of  this  by-law,  he  or  they  shall,  for  eve- 
ry such  breach  or  violation  tiiereof,  forfeit  ami  pay  the  sum 
of  thirty -four  dollars,  one  moiety  of  said  forfeiture  to  the 
treasurer  of  said  city,  for  the  use  of  said  city,  and  the  other 
moiely  thereof  to  the  person  who  shall  prosecute  the  same 
to  effect  ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duly  of  the  inspector  of  said 
city  to  enquire  after  all  breaches  and  violations  of  this  act, 
and  give  information  thereof  to  the  attorney  for  said  city,  that 
he  may  prosecute  the  same  ;  in  which  case,  the  whole  of  said 
forfeiture  shall  be  to  the  treasurer  oi'  said  city,  to  and  for 
the  use  of  said  city.  Provided  nevertheless,  that  no  person 
shall  be  subject  to  any  forfeiture  for  the  breach  or  violation 
ef  this  act,  by  transporting  out  of  this  city  any  of  the  arti- 
cles before  enumerated,  in  case  it  shall  appear  that  the  same 
were  purchased  by  any  inhabitant  of  this  state,  in  any  town 
thereof,  for  his  own  private  use  and  consumption,  or  wero 
shipped  as  a  part  of  the  necessary  stores  of  his  own  vessel. 

§  5.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
each  of  said  inspectors,  to  whose  office  the  same  may  apper- 
tain, to  provide  for  himself  branding  or  marking  irons,  proper 
for  expressing  the  name  of  said  city,  and  the  quantity  and 
quality  of  the  articles  to  be  inspected ;  and  upon  application 
for  that  purpose,  therewith  to  brand  or  mark  ail  hogsheads, 
barrels,  and  other  casks,  containing  any  of  the  articles  before 
enumerated.  And  if  any  Inspector  in  this  city  after  being 
duly  qualified,  shall  on  proper  application  to  him  made  by  any 
person  or  persons  within  this  city,  wilfully  neglect  or  refuse 
to  perform  the  duty  of  his  oHice  as  in  this  act  is  specified,  he 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  every  such  neglect  or  refusal  to  the 
party  so  applying,  the  sum  of  ten  dollars.  Provided  al- 
ways, That  no  Inspector  shall  be  liable  to  any  forfeiture  for 
any  neglect  of  his  duty  as  aforesaid,  unless  the  lawful  fees 
for  the  service  required  on  such  application,  shall  have 
been  previously  tendered  to  liur.  by  the  person  or  persons  so 
applying. 

§  «.  .tfi'A  be  itfnrtl'f]'  ordained.  Thct  the  &*<  ri'sind  In- 
spectors "hall  b<:  a>  follows*  vjx. 


Title  VII.     Commerce.  3 

For  weighing  and  inspecting  pot  or  pearl-ashes," and  coop-  Inspector's 
ering  the  cask  wherein  the  same  are  contained,  per  hundred  ^es> 
weight  nine  cents : 

For  inspecting  and  culling  hoops,  staves,  and  heading,  per 
thousand,  fifty  cents  : 

For  inspecting  and  culling  boards  and  scantling,  per  thou- 
sand, thirteen  cents  : 

For  inspecting  plank  and  clapboards,  per  thousand,  seven- 
teen cents  : 

For  inspecting  shingles  (when  the  Inspector  is  not  obliged 
to  break  up  the  boxes  or  bundles)  per  thousand,  nine  ceuts. 

For  opening,  culling,  and  inspecting  shingles,  and  bund- 
ling them  up  again,  (which  the  Inspector  shall  do,  when 
thereto  requested,)  per  thousand,  twenty-five  cents  : 

For  inspecting  and  repacking  beef  and  pork,  per  barrel, 
seventeen  cents  : 

For  inspecting  or  gauging  rum  and  other  liquors  per  cask, 
nine  cents  : 

For  inspecting  and  measuring  flax-seed,  wheat  and  other 
grain,  per  bushel,  one  cent  : 

For  inspecting  and  measuring  wood,  per  cord,  six  cents  : 

For  inspecting  and  weighing  hay,  per  load,  seventeen 
cents  : 

Tobacco,  per  cwt.  six  cents  ;  fish  per  barrel,  nine  cents  ; 
flour  per  barrel,  four  cents  : 

§  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  abovementioned  By  whom  to 
fees  shall  be  paid  by  the  party  or  parties  applying  for  in-  be  Paid- 
spection,  which  charge  shall  be  finally  borne  and  defrayed 
by  the  buyer  and  seller  of  any  inspected  article,  in  equal 
proportion,  so  far  as  the  same  shall  on  inspection  be  adjudg- 
ed merchantable. 

§  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  Inspectors  and  Modeofgauj- 
Gangers  of  liquors  in  this  city,  shall  on  application  made  'mS- 
for  the  gauging  of  any  cask,  in.  all  cases  gauge  the  same  by 
Gunter. 

CHAP.  II. 

A  By-Law  in  addition  to  and  explanation  of  a  by-law  for 
the  better  regulation  of  trade  and  commerce. 

[Enacted  April  17,  1797.] 
£  Approved  April  17,  1797.]  [Published  A.  M.  April  24,  1797.  j 

BE  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Jlldermen,  Common  Council* 
and  Freemen  "of  the  city  of  Hartford,  That  nothing  in 
said  by-law  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  any  person  or  per- 
sons from  transporting  through  this  eity  without  inspection 
to  any  of  the  neighbouring  states,  any  or  either  of  the  arti- 
cles enumerated  in  the  fourth  paragraph  of  said  by-law,  any 
thing  therein  contained  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 


T> 
JLJ 


32 

CHAP.  III. 

A  By  -Law  in  addition  to  a  By-Law  for  the  better  regu- 
lating of  Trade  and  Commerce. 

[Enacted  April  6,  1802.] 
'[Approved  April  6,  1802.]  [Published  A.  M  April  8,  180_.j 

E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  JHdermeu,  Common- 
Council  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford* 
Measurers  of  ^  iat  there  shall  -be  annually  chosen,  by  the  freemen  of  said 
:?alt.  city  in  legal  meeting  assembled,  one  or  more  measurers  of 

salt  exposed  for  sale  within  the  limits  and  jurisdiction  of 
said  city,  or  intended  for  exportation  therefrom,  who  shall  be 
sworn  diligently  and  faithfully  to  discharge  the  duties  of 
said  office. 

§  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.,  That  the  fee  for  measur- 
ing salt  shall  be  seven  mills  per  bushel,  which  fee  shall  be 
paid  by  the  party  applying  for  such  measuring,  and  shall  be 
finally  borne  and  discharged  in  equal  proportion  by  the  buy- 
er and  seller  of  such  salt. 

TITLE  VIII.  Judges. 
CHAP.  I. 

A  By-Law  fixing  the  compensations  of  the  Judges  of  the 
city  court,  and  of  the  officers  of  the  city,  and  directing 
in  respect  to  the  avails  of  the  city  court. 

[Enacted  October  7,  1799.] 
[Approved  October  7,  1799.]  [Published  C.  C.  October  28,  1799.] 

.E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Jlldermen,  Gammon  Council 
and  Freemen  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  That  the  follow- 
ing compensations  be  allowed  to  the  officers  hereafter 
named,  viz. 

c  .  To  the  chief  Judge  of  the  city  court  for  his  attendance,  two 

to°  certain  'of-*  (^°^ars  an^  n^y  cents  per  day  ;  to  each  of  the  other  Judges 
fipers  of  city.  for  their  attendance  two  dollars  per  day  ;  to  the  .Sheritt  of 
the  city  attending  on  the  city  court  and  jury,  for  his  attend- 
ance one  dollar  per  day  ;  for  summoning  a  jury,  seventy  -five 
cents  ;  for  warning  a  city  meeting,  one  dollar  ;  for  warning 
a  meeting  of  the  court  of  Common  Council,  seventy-five 
cents  ;  no  compensation  to  be  allowed  to  the  sheriff  for  at- 
tending on  the  Court  of  Common  Council.  To  the  Treas- 
urer two  and  a  half  per  centum  on  all  monies  by  him  receiv- 
ed into  and  paid  out  of  the  treasury  ;  to  the  collector  of  tax- 
es five  per  centum  on  the  monies  collected  and  paid  into  the 
treasury  ;  to  the  auditor  of  accounts  eight  dollars  annually  ; 
to  the  Clerk  of  the  city  and  court  of  Common  Council,  fifteen 
dollars  annually  ;  to  the  Attorney,  on  each  and  every  fine  or 
penalty  collected  without  suit,  fifty  cents  ;  in  all  actions  or 
prosecutions  wherein  he  shall  appaar  in  court  for  or  in  be- 
half of  the  city,  the  fees  only  which  are  taxable  in  civil  suits  ; 
on  all  monies  collected  for  debts  and  paid  into  the  treasury 
two  and  a  half  per  centum  ;  for  all  other  cervices,  ten  dol- 
lars annually. 


B 


Title  IX.     fire.  33 

§  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  contingent  expen-  Contingent 
ees  of  the  city  court  shall  be  defrayed  by  the  Sheriffs  of  the  ex^ences  city 
city,  to  be  reimbursed  out  of  the  treasury,  the  accounts  thereof  c°^t  h< 
and  of  the  aforesaid  compensations  to  be  adjusted  and  paid 
in  the  same  manner  as  other  debts  and  claims   against  the 
city  are  or  may  be  adjusted  and  paid. 

§  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  once  in  every  year  clerk  to  ac- 
viz.  on  or  before  the  third  Monday  of  March,  the  Clerk  of  count  to  -M- 
the  city  court  shall  exhibit  an  account  of  all  monies  by  him  ditor. 
received,  or  which  shall  be  due  for  court  fees,  to  the  audi- 
tor of  the  city  accounts,  and  once  in  every  year,  viz.  on  or 
before  the  last  Monday  of  March,  the  said  Clerk  shall  pay 
over  to  the  treasurer  of  the  city,  all  monies  by  him  received 
for   court  fees,  taking  duplicate    receipts  therefor,   one  of 
which  he  shall  forthwith  deliver  to  the  auditor  of  the  city 
accounts. 

§  4  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  auditor  of  the  Auditor  to 
city  accounts  shall  keep  a  distinct  account  in  respect  to  the  keep  distinct 
avails  of  the  city  court,  the  compensations  of  the  Judges,  and  accounts  of 
the  expenccs  of  the  court,  and  so  much  of  the  avails  of  the  avails  of  com  t, 
court  in  each  year,  as  shall  be  found  necessary  to  pay  the  com-  &c- 
pensations  of  the  Judges  and  expences  of  the  court  for  such 
year,  shall  be  and  hereby  is  appropriated  for  those  purposes. 

CHAP.  II. 

A  By-Law  in  alteration  of  a  By-Law  entitled  a  By -Law 
fixing  the  Compensations  of  the  Judges  of  the  City 
Court,  and  of  the  officers  of  the  City,  and  directing  in 
respect  to  the  avails  of  the  City  Court. 

[Enacted  June  12,  1804] 
[Approved  Nov.  16,  1304.]  [Published  C.  C.  October  6,  1812.] 

BE  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common-Coun- 
cil and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,   That  there 
shall    be    allowed   to   the  chief  judge  of    the    city    court  Compensatkn 
three  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  day,  and  to  each  of  the  other  to  officers  of 
Judges  three  dollars  per  day  for  each  day  j  and  to  the  sheriff  Clt^ ' 
of  said  city  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per   day,  for  each  day 
they  shall  respectively  attend  on  the  city  court  ;  which  is  to 
he  in  lieu  of  the  compensations  heretofore  established  for 
those  services,  and  to  be  paid  in  the  manner  provided  by  law. 

TITLE  IX.     Fire. 
CHAP.  T. 

A  By-Law  for  preserving  the  buildings  in  (he   City  of 
Hartford  from  Fire. 

[Enacted  Feb.  18,  1797.] 
[Approved  Feb.  18,  1797.]  [Published  C.  C.  March  27,  1797.] 

^  .    Tl  E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common- 
fj   Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 
That  for    the    preservation    of  said  city    from    fire,    the 
•anae  shall  be  divided  into  ten  wards,  viz.  the  first  ward"  to  Fire  wards. 
5 


34  Title  IX.     Five, 

begin  at.  the  north  Hue  of  the  city  west  of  main-street,  and  te 
exU-iul  on  main-street  as  far  south  as  back-street,  then  on 
back-street  to  work -house  lane,  thence  west  to  the  city  line. 

Second  ward  to  begin  at  the  north  line  of  the  city,  east  of 
main-street,  and  to  extend  on  main-street  as  far  south  as 
meadow-lane,  including  Joseph  Talcott's dwelling-house,  and 
from  thence  to  extend  north  to  the  city  liirj. 

Third  ward  to  include  all  the  buildings  between  main-street 
and  back-street,  east  and  west,  and  between  main-street  and 
prison  street  north  and  south. 

Fourth  ward  to  begin  at  meadow-lane,  and  to  extend  on 
main-street  so  far  south  as  state-house  square,  thence  east 
through  state-house  square  and  state-street  to  front-street^ 
thence  north  to  the  city  line,  with  all  the  buildings  inclusive 
not  within  the  second  ward. 

Fifth  ward  to  extend  from  the  little  river  as  far  north 
as  the  city  line,  including  all  the  buildings  east  of  front- 
street  and*  meadow-lane. 

Sixth  ward  to  begin  at  state-house  square,  and  to  extend 
on  main-street  so  far  south  as  the  little  river,  thence  east  to 
front-street,  thence  north  to  state-street,  thence  west  to  main 
street,  with  all  the  buildings  inclusive. 

Seventh  ward  'to  begin  at  prison-street  and  to  extend  on 
main-street,  so  far  south  as  the  little  river,  thence  west  in  the 
direction  of  said  river  to  the  city  line;  also  to  extend  west 
from  main-street  through  prison-street  and  workhouse  lane 
to  the  city  line. 

Eighth  ward  to  begin  at  the  bridge,  and  to  extend  south 
on  main- street  to  the  city  line,  and  to  include  all  the  build- 
ings east  of  main-street  and  south  of  the  little  river. 

Ninth  ward  to  begin  at  the  bridge  and  to  extend  south  on 
main-street  to  the  south  meeting-house,  thence  in  a  due  west 
course  through  Buckingham-street  to  the  city  line :  also  to 
extend  west  from  the  bridge  in  the  direction  of  the  little  riv- 
er to  the  city  line. 

Tenth  ward  to  include  all  h  >  buildings  south  of  said  last 
mentioned  line,  and  west  of  main-street. 

F :rc -warden 5,  §  2.  That  one  fire-warden  shall  be  chosen  in  each  of  said 
how  jippoint-  wards,  by  the  court  of  common-council  of  said  city,  so  often 
ed,  their  duty.  as  t]iev  shall  Judge  necessary,  and  to  continue  in  of'hce  during 
the  pleasure  of  said  court,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  make 
and  keep  a  complete  list  of  all  the  male  inhabitants  dwelling 
in  his  said  ward,  from  the  age  of  fifteen  years  to  the  age  of 
sixty  years ;  and  every  male  inhabitant  contained  in  said 
list,  upon  every  alarm  that  may  be  made  on  account  of  fire  in 
said  city,  shall  forthwith  personally  repair,  with  a  good 
bucket  to  the  place  where  such  fire  shall  have  broken  out, 
and  obey  the  directions  of  the  lire-wardens  then  and  there 
present;  the  fire-warden  of  the  ward  in  which  such  fire  shall 
happen,  if  present,  to  have  the  chief  direction  and  manage- 
ment in  suppressing  the  same,  and  to  be  obeyed  in  his  orders 
accordingly. 

Buckets  to  be        §  3.  And  every  ownc'r  of  a  dwelling-house  in  this  city  of 
provided.          ^j,»c  Jie|g}|t  of  one  stoi y  shall,   at  bis  own  expence,  provide, 
and  at  all  times  keep  in  good  repair  and  readiness  in  said 
house,  one  good  leathern  bucket,  containing  not    less  than 
very  owner  of  a  dwelling-house  cf  the 


Title  XL     Fire.  ?>o 

height  of  two  stories  shall  provide  and  at  all  times  keep  as 
aforesaid,  two  good  leathern  buckets  of  the  aforesaid  di- 
mensions ;  and  every  owner  of  a  dwelling-house  of  the 
height  of  three  stories  or  more,  shall  provide,  and  at  all 
times  keep  as  aforesaid  three  good  leathern  buckets  of  the 
dimensions  aforesaid.  And  furthermore,  every  owner  of  a 
shop,  store,  or  office,  in  this  city  of  the  height  of  three 
stories  or  more  shall,  at  his  own  expenee,  provide,  and  at 
all  times  keep  in  good  repair,  in  a  convenient  place,  and  in- 
constant readiness  for  use,  three  good  leathern  buckets  of  the 
aforesaid  dimensions  ;  and  every  owner  of  a  shop,  store,  or 
office,  of  the  height  of  two  stories,  shall  provide,  and  at  all 
times  keep  as  aforesaid  two  good  leathern  buckets  of  the  a- 
-foresaid  dimensions  ;  and  every  owner  of  a  shop  or  store 
used  for  depositing  or  vending  European  or  India  goods,  of 
the  height  of  one  story,  shall  provide  and  keep  as  aforesaid 
one  good  leathern  bucket  of  the  dimensions  aforesaid.  And  Penalty  for 
every  person  who  shall  neglect  to  provide  and  keep  a  good  Il0»  ec 
bucket  or  buckets  as  aforesaid,  shall  for  every  month  he 
shall  neglect  to  provide  or  keep  a  good  bucket  or  buckets  as 
aforesaid,  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  tifty  cents. 

§  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  j-;rri  v-  rdcr.s 
of  the  several  fire-wardens   to    visit  all   the  houses,  shops,  j_y  inspect. 
and  stores  in  their  respective  wards,  as  often  at  least  as 
once  a  year  ;  and  see  whether  the  requisite  number  of  buck- 
ets are  provided  and  kept  according   to  the  regulations  of 
this  by-Jaw  ;  and  if  they  find,  that  any  person  or  persons  neg- 
lect so  to  provide  and  keep  a  bucket jor  buckets,  said  fire  war- 
dens shall  give  information  thereof  to  the  attorney  for  this 
city,  that  he  may  duly. prosecute  for  such  neglect. 

§  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  of  the  several  TO  provide 
lire-wardens  shall  at  the  expenee  of  this  City,  provide,  and  ladders. 
at  all  times  keep  in  good  repair,  in  some  convenient  place  or 

S laces  in  each  respective  ward,  four  good  and  sufficient  lad- 
ers,  to  be  used  as  necessity  may  require  in  extinguishing 
fires. 

§  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  person  who  Chinmies  to 
shall  occupy  any  dwelling  house,   or  other  building,   in  said  be  cleansed, 
city,  shall  at  all  times  hereafter,  once  in  every  term  of  one 
month,    either  by  sweeping  or  burning  at  suitable  seasons, 
sufficiently  cleanse  every  chimney  in  his  occupation,  in  which 
tires  are  usually  kept :  and  whoever  shall  neglect  to  do  the 
same  as  aforesaid,  shall,  for  every  instance  of  such  neglect,  Pcna!t\ . 
forfeit  and  pay  one  dollar. 

§  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  several  f?  re  war-  Fire-warden; 
dens  shall  from  time  to  time  examine  the  fire  places  and  chim-  to 
nies  of  all  houses,  out-hou-es.  and  building*,  and  ail  stoves  diinnik-s,  £c 
and  pipes   thereof,   and  the  places  where  allies  are  or  shall 
he  kept  in  their  respective  wards,  and    upon   hudiug  any  of 
them  defective  or  dangerous,  shall  order  them  to  be  cleansed, 
altered  or  amended,  as  occasion  shall  require  :  and  in  case 
any  stove,  or  the  pipes  thereof  are  erected  or  set  up  in  f-,:cli 
places  as  to  endanger  said  city,  and  the  same  cannot  be  alier- 
ed  so  as  to  be  rendered  safe,  said  fire-wardens  shall  each  and 
every  of  them  order  all  such  stoves  in  their  respective  wa.ru- 
to  be  pulled  down  and  removed,  and  at  the  time  of  giving  or- 
ders in  respect  to  auy  of  the  aforesaid  particulars,  the  war 


Title  IX.    Fire. 


Penalty. 

Stoves  not  to 
be  erected 
without,  &.c. 


Penaltv. 


lire -wardens 
to  carry  a 
wand- 


?s'o  person  to 
keep  g-un- 
]>owder,  un- 
less, &c. 


Penalty  for 
continuance. 


earcu  incase 


den  shall  specify  the  time  to  be  allowed  for  a  compliance 
therewith  ;  and  if  any  person  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  obey 
such  order  or  orders  within  the  time  specified  aud  allowed  as 
aforesaid  ;  such  person  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  four 
dollars,  and  two  dollars  for  every  week  after  conviction,  he  or 
she  shall  continue  to  neglect  or  refuse  to  obey  as  aforesaid. 

§  8.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained.  That  no  person  shall  set 
up  or  erect  any  stove  in  this  city  without  the  approbation  of 
the  fire-warden  of  the  ward  in  which  such  stove  is  proposed 
to  be  erected,  or  of  three  other  lire-wardens  of  the  city  :  and 
the  warden  or  wardens  so  giving  their  approbation,  shall  see 
that  such  stove  be  safely  placed,  and  that  the  pipe  thereof  to 
conduct  the  smoke  be  led  in  a  secure  manner  so  as  not  to 
endanger  the  house  in  which  such  stove  is  placed,  or  the  ad- 
jacent buildings  ;  and  if  any  person  shall  erect  and  use  any 
stove  without,  such  approbation,  such  person  shall  forfeit  and 
pay  the  sum  of  four  dollars,  and  also  two  dollars  for  every 
week  he  or  she  shall  continue  and  use  such  stove  after  con- 
viction. 

§  9.  Jnd  be  it  further  ordained.  That  in  order  that  the 
fire-w  ardens  may  be  more  readily  distinguished  at  fires,  each 
of  them  shall  carry  in  his  hand  a  white  staff  or  wand  of  at 
least  five  feet  in  length  :  and  all  people  present  at  a  fire  are 
directed  to  refrain  from  giving  any  orders  or  directions,  and 
strictly  to  obey  the  respective  officers  appointed  to  direct 
them  :  and  it  is  enjoined  upon  the  inhabitants,  whenever 
there  shall  be  a  cry  or  notice  of  tire  in  the  night,  forthwith  to 
put  a  lighted  candle  at  one  or  more  of  the  front  windows  of 
their  respective  houses. 

§  10.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained.  That  no  person  or  per- 
sons shall  keep  or  have  for  sale  or  any  other  purpose  w  hat- 
soever,  any  quantity  of  gun-powder,  except  so  much  as  shall 
by  this  act  be  hereafter  provided  for.  in  any  dwelling-house, 
store,  or  other  building  within  the  limits  of  this  city,  unless 
such  dwelling-house,  store,  or  other  building  be  situate  in 
some  pecure  place,  and  more  than  eighty  rods  distant  from 
any  other  building,  without  special  licence  from  the  court  of 
Common  Council  first  had  and  obtained ;  and  every  person 
who  shall  keep  or  have  any  gun-powder  contrary  to  the  pro- 
visions of  this  by-law,  shall  incur  a  penalty  of  thirty-four  dol- 
lars ;  provides!  that  this  act  shall  not  be  construed  to  pre- 
vent any  person  from  keeping  a  small  quantity  of  gun-pow- 
der in  a  proper  canister  or  flask  for  sale  or  for  other  purpos- 
es not  exceeding  twenty-five  pounds  weight  at  any  one  time. 

§  11.  And  bz  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person,  who 
shall  have  been  convicied  of  a  breach  of  the  preceding  pa- 
ragraph of  this  act,  shall  continue  to  keep  gun-powder  con- 
trary to  the  provisions  of  the  same,  ho  shall  be  subject  to  a 
further  penalty  of  seventeen  dollars  fur  each  and  every  week 
that  he  shall  so  continue  to  keep  such  powder  contrary  to  the 
provisions  aforesaid. 

§  t3.  And  be  it  further   ordaiwtl,  That  if  at  any  time 
,  then:  -hall  bo  reasonable  cause  for  suspicion,  that  any  per- 
son haUi  <>r  kec[»s  gun-wv. der  in  Ins  possession  contrary  to 
the  provi-n  ,ns  of  this  ;u  •.  ;  it  shall  and  may  he  lawful  for  any 
of  the  civil  autli'.irily  in  said  city  to  grant  a  warrant  to  search 
•'iHM't'-il    place   or  places,  which  warrant  yball  be  di- 
rected , •).  a  knov.n  officer. 


Titk  IX.     Fire.  37 

§  13.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  three  companies  of  Fire  compa- 
firemen   be    forthwith    raised    by    voluntary    enlistment   of  nies  ancl  engi- 
the  inhabitants  of  this  city,  each  of  said  companies  to  eon-  "ec-s 
sist  of  fifteen  men,  including  the  foreman   of  such   company 
and  his  second  ;  and  that  one  engineer  be  appointed  in  said 
city,  whose  duty  it  shall  be.  at  all  times  during  his  continu- 
ance in  said  office,  to  take  care  of  the  public  engines,  buck- 
ets, fsrehooks,  cisterns,   pumps,   and  other  instruments  for 
extinguishing  tires,  belonging  to  said   city  ;  to  see  that  the 
same  be  kept  in  due  order  and  repair,   ready  for  immediate 
use ;  and  to  give  all  needful  directions  to  the  foreman  and 
seconds  of  said  companies  for  that  purpose. 

§  14.  That  said  engineer  and  said  foreman  shall  be  chosen  Fow  appoint- 
and  appointed  by  the  court  of  common  council  of  said  city,  C(l- 
and  shall  continue  in  office  during  the  pleasure  of  said  court, 
and  all  future  vacancies  in  either  of  said   offices  shall  be  in 
the  same  manner  filled  by  appointment  of  said  court. 

§  15.  That  each  of  said  foremen  shall,  and  is  hereby  aur  InlistinS- 
thorized  to  appoint  his  second,  and  to  fill  up  his  said  compa- 
ny by  the  voluntary  iulistment  of  tire-men  out  of  the  inhabit- 
ants of  said  city. 

§  16.  That  said  foremen,  seconds,  and  firemen,  be,  and  they  Exemption. 
and  each  of  them  are,  hereby  exempted,  during  continuance 
in  said  office  or  service,  from  the  payment  of  any  poll   tax 
payable  into  the  treasury  of  said  city,  and  from  service  as 
jurors  in  the  courts  of  said  city. 

§  17.  That  each  of  said  foremen,  his  second  and  company  TO  manage 
shall  have  the  management  of  one  of  the  public  engines  of  the  engines. 
said  city,  with  the  tire-hooks,  buckets,  and  other  instruments 
belonging  to  the  same,  which  shall  be  severally  assigned  to 
said  companies,  by  order  of  said  court  of  common  council. 

§  18.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  of  said  foremen,  or  Firecompa- 
his  second  in  his  absence,  to  call  out  his  company  on  the  nies  to  play 
first  Saturday  in  every  month,  or  if  prevented  by  inclemency  ev'oines- 
of  weather,  OH  the  next  fair  day  after  such  Saturday  (Sun- 
days excepted)  so  long  as  the  season  shall  permit ;  and  to 
wash  and  play  the  engine  belonging  to  said  company  ;  and 
see  that  the  same  and  other  instruments  thereto  appertain- 
ing, are  in  readiness  for  immediate  service  :  and  if  any  one 
of  said  company  shall  not  appear  at  such  time  at  the  calling 
over  of  the  list,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  every  such  default 
seventeen  cents  ;  and  if  he  shall  not  appear  at  his  engine 
before  it  be  brought  to  the  place  of  playing,  lie  shall  pay  for 
every  such  default  thirty  four  cents ;  and  if  the  engine  be 
played  out  before  he  shall  appear  at  the  place  of  playing 
the  same,  or  if  he  shall  wholly  fail  to  appear  ;  he  shall  pay 
for  every  such  default  sixty  seven  cents,  unless  prevented  by- 
sickness  or  absence  out  of  said  city. 

§  19.  And  incase  any  fire  shall  break  out  in  said  city,  it  Their  duly  in 
shall  be  the  duty  of  each  of  said  foremen,  his  second,  and  the  case  of  fii-p. 
iiremeii  of  his  company,  on  the  first  notice  thereof,  to  repair 
to  the  place  where  the   engine  assigned  to  said  company   is 
deposited,  take  said  engine  and  other  instruments  to  the  pjtae* 
where  said  fire  shall  be  broke  out,  and  there  place  and  play 
the  same,  as  they  shall  be  directed  by  said  engineer,  and  the 
warden  of  the  ward,  where  said  tire  shall  be,  or  in  his  ab- 
sence, the  warden  of  the  next  higher  ward  in  said  eity.  as  the 


38  Tiile  IX.     Fhv. 

same  are  numbered  in  this  by-law ;  and  after  such  tire  shall 
be  extinguished,  to  return  said  engine  and  instruments,  and 
well  wash  and  clean  the  same,  and  deposit  them  in  the  place 
where  they  are  to  be  kept. 

[The  seven  preceding  paragraphs  were  enacted  on  the  6th 
day  of  October  1789.] 

Reward.  §  20.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  on  every  alarm  of 

fire  in  said  city,  the  company  which  shall  first  arrive,  with 
their  engine  in  a  condition  to  work,  at  the  place  where  such 
fire  shall  have  broke  out,  shall  be  entitled  to  have  and  re- 
ceive out  of  the  treasury  of  said  city,  as  a  reward  for  their 
diligence  and  activity,  the  sum  of  live  dollars. 

Fire -men  to          §  21.  And  if  any  person  belonging  to  either  of  said  compa- 

lccte&c°rneS"  nies'  sha.U  fail  to  attend  as  aforesai<1-  on  the  first  uotice  of 
fire  in  said  city,  or  after  his  appearance  shall  absent  himself 

before  his  engine  and  other  instruments  shall  be  returned, 
cleansed,  and  deposited  in  their  place,  or  during  such  tire 
shall  neglect  or  disobey  the  orders  of  his  superior  officers 
afore  mentioned,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  one  dol- 
lar for  every  such  default,  unless  excused  by  sickness  or  ab- 
sence out  of  said  city  ;  and  shall  also  forfeit  all  right  to  his 
proportion  of  said  reward,  in  case  the  same  be  acquired  by 
the  company  to  which  he  belongs. 

§  22.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained.  That  no  public  engine  of 

Public  engine,  said  city,  or  any  of  the  instruments  thereto  belonging,  or  any 

&c.  not  to  be  of  the  public  ladders,  herein  ordered  to  be  procured,  shall 

used,  unless,    j)e  used  for  any  other  purpose,  than  is  expressed  in  this  by- 

&c-  law ;  and  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  take  and  use  any 

of  said  public  engines,  or  the  instruments  thereto  belonging, 

or  any  of  said  public  ladders  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this 

by-law,  shall  incur  a  penalty  of  twenty  dollars. 

§  23.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained..  That  the  engineer  shall 

Buckets  to  be  as  soon  as  may  be  after  any  fire  is  extinguished,  cause  all  the 

collected.         buckets  to  be  collected,  and  carried  to  the  state  house,  and 

placed  there,  that  the   citizens  may  know  where  to   find 

them. 

§  2-t.  And  be  it  farther  ordained.  That  whenever  it  shall 

Building's  to     he  necessary  to  demolish  any  building  in  said  city,  in  order  to 

be  demolished  stop  the  progress  of  fire,  the  same  shall  be  done  only  by  thn 

in  case,  &.c.       advice  and  direction  of  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Wardens,  and 

engineer  of  said  city,  or  the  majority  of  them  present  at  such 

fire. 

§  25.  Audit  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  of  the  several  war- 
„    ,         .    ,     dens  in  said  city  to   appoint  six   respectable  freeholders,  in- 
appointed,         habitants  in  the  limits  o*"  his  ward:  each  of  whom  on   every 
alarm  of  iire  in  said  city,  shall  take  with  them  to  said  fire, 
one  or  more  sacks,  and  shall  take  the  care  and  charge  of  all 
properly  necessary  to  be  removed  from  danger  by  fire. 

§  26.*  And  all  penalties  and  forfeitures  ordained  for  any 
Penalties,  See.  breach  of  the  eighteenth  and  twenty  first  paragraphs  of  tliis 
disposed  of.      by-law,  shall  be  and  enure  to  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  com- 
pany to  which  the  delinquent  may  belong,  and  shall  be  pros- 
ecuted and  recovered  on  complaint  of  the  foreman  or  any  per- 
son belonging  to  such  company  before   any  court  in  said  cily 
proper  to  try  the  same  :  and  all  other  forfeitures  and  penal- 
ties ordained  for  any  breach   of  this  by-l-iw  shall  be  paid  1« 
(he  treasurer  of  this  city  -to  and  for  the  use,  of  said  fiiy. 


Title  IX.     Fire.  59 

§  27.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the  du- 
ty of  the  clerk  of  this  city,  in  the  month  of  October  annually, 
to  procure  all  the  by-laws  of  this  city  ordained  for  preser- 
ving the  same  from  tire,  to  be  printed  in  all  the  news-papers 
published  in  this  city. 

CHAP.  II. 

A  By-Law  in  addition  to  and  alteration  of  a  By-Law  for 
preserving  the  buildings  in  tlie  City  of  Hartford  from 
Fire. 

[Enacted  April  8,  1800.] 
[Approved  April  8,  18UO.]  [Published  C.  C.  April  14,  1800.] 

BE  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Jlldermen,  Common  Council 
and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Earl  ford,  That  in  cases  Occupiers  of 
where  the  owner  of  any  dwelling-house,  shop,  store  or  office  ^n^wiideiita 
in  said  city  is  not  an  inhabitant  or  resident  in  said  city,  the  to  provide 
occupier  or  occupiers  of  such  dwelling-house,  shop,  store  or  buckets. 
office,  shall  provide  buckets  therefor,  as  follows,  to  wit — 
The  occupier  or  occupiers  of  every  dwelling-house  iirsaid 
city,  of  the  height  of  one  story  shall  provide  and  at  all 
times  keep  in  good  repair  and  readiness  in  said  house,  one 
good  leathern  bucket,  containing  not  less  than  two  gallons  ; 
and  the  occupier  or  occupiers  of  every  dwelling-house  of  the 
height  of  two  stories,  shall  at  all  times  provide  and  keep  as 
aforesaid,  two  good  leathern  buckets,  of  the  dimensions  a- 
foresaid  :  and  the  occupier  or  occupiers  of  every  dwelling- 
house  of  the  height  of  ihree  stories,  or  more,  shall  provide, 
and  at  all  times  keep  as  aforesaid,  three  good  leathern  buck- 
ets of  the  dimensions  aforesaid  ;  and  also  the  occupier  or  oc- 
cupiers of  every  shop,  store,  or  office,  of  the  height  of  three 
stories  or  more,  shall  therefor  provide,  and  at  all  times  keep 
in  good  repair  in  a  convenient  place,  and  in  constant  readi- 
ness for  use.  three  good  leathern  buckets  of  the  aforesaid  di- 
mensions :  and  the  occupier  or  occupiers  of  every  shop, 
store,  or  office,  of  the  height  of  two  stories,  shall  therefor 
provide,  and  at  all  times  keep  as  aforesaid,  two  good  leath- 
ern buckets,  of  the  dimensions  aforesaid  ;  and  the  occupier 
or  occupiers  of  every  shop  or  store,  used  for  depositing  or 
vending  European  or  India  goods,  of  the  height  of  one  sto- 
ry, shall  therefor  provide  and  keep  as  aforesaid,  one  good 
leathern  bucket,  of  the  dimensions  aforesaid.  And  every  penalty  tot- 
person  or  persons,  who  shall  neglect  to  provide  and  keep  a  neglect. 
good  bucket  or  buckets  as  aforesaid,  shall,  for  every  month 
lie,  she,  or  they  shall  neglect  to  provide  or  keep  a  good 
bucket  or  buckets  as  aforesaid,  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of 
fifty  cents  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city,  for  the  use  of  said 
city. 


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Title  IX.    Fire. 
CHAP.  III. 

A  By-Law  in  further  addition  to  and  alteration  of  a 
By-Law  for  preserving  the  buildings  in  the  city  of 
Hartford  from  Fire. 

[Enacted  April  16,  1801.] 
[Approved  April  16,  1801.]  [Published  C.  C.  April  20,  1801.] 

E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common- 
Council  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 

Fourth  ward     That  the  fourth  ward  in  the  aforesaid  by-law  mentioned,  be 

divided.  divided  into  two  wards,  to  be  denominated  the  fourth  ward, 

and  the  eleventh  ward.  The  limits  of  the  fourth  ward  shall 
he  the  same  as  before,  excepting  therefrom  the  eleventh  ward. 
The  limits  of  the  eleventh  ward  shall  be  front-street  on  the 
east :  state-street,  and  state-house  square  on  the  south  ;  main- 
street  on  the  west,  and  on  the  north,  the  highway  leading 
from  the  dwelling-house  of  Jesse  Root,  to  the  dwelling-house 
of  Asa  Corning. 

Fifth  ward  §  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  fifth  ward  in  the 

divided.  aforesaid  by-law  mentioned  be  divided  into  two  wards,  to  be 

denominated  the  fifth  ward  and  the  twelfth  ward.  The 
limits  «f  the  fifth  ward  shall  be  old  ferry -street  on  the  north, 
front  street  on  the  west,  the  little  river  on  the  south,  and 
Connecticut  river  on  the  east.  The  limits  of  the  twelfth 
ward  shall  be  old  ferry  street  on  the  south,  front-street  and 
meadow  -lane  on  the  west,  the  eity  line  on  the  north,  and  Con- 
necticut river  on  the  east. 

Fire  company.  §  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  a  company  of  fire- 
men he  forthwith  raised  by  voluntary  enlistment  of  the  in- 
habitants of  this  eity,  to  consist  of  twelve  men,  including  the 
foreman  of  said  company  and  his  second,  and  such  foreman 
shall  from  time  to  time  be  appointed  by  the  court  of  Com- 
mon Council  of  said  city,  and  shall  continue  in  office  during 
the  pleasure  of  said  court  :  and  such  foreman  is  hereby  au- 
thorised to  appoint  his  second,  and  to  fill  up  his  said  compa- 
ny by  the  voluntary  enlistment  of  firemen  of  inhabitants  of 
said  city. 

Duty  of.  §  4.  And  said  foreman,  his  second  and  company,  shall 

have  the  management  of  all  the  tire  hooks  belonging  to  said 
city,  and  such  other  implements  as  shall  be  assigned  to  them 
by  the  court  of  Common  Council,  and  in  case  any  fire  shall 
break  out  in  said  city,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  foreman, 
his  second  and  company,  on  the  first  notice  thereof,  to  re- 
pair to  the  place  where  said  fire  hooks  are  deposited,  and 
take  said  fire  hooks  and  other  implements  assigned  to  them, 
to  the  place  where  sueh  fire  shall  have  broken  out,  and  there 
make  such  use  of  them  as  shall  be  directed  by  the  fire  war- 
den having  the  thief  direction  and  management  in  suppres- 
sing such  tire,  and  after  such  fire  shall  be  extinguished,  to 
return  such  fire  hooks  and  other  implements,  and  safely  de- 
posit them  in  the  place  where  they  are  to  be  kept. 

§  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  be- 

Penalty  for       longing  to  said  fire  company,  shall  fail  to  attend  as  aforesaid, 
"    on  the  first  notice  of  tire  in  said  city,  or  after  his  appearance 
shall  absent  himself  before  said  fire  hooks  and  other  imple- 
ments Chilli  be   returned  and  deposited  in  their  place  :  or 


Title  IX.    Fire.  il 

/ 

during  such  fire  shall  neglect  or  disobey  the  orders  of  his 
•superior  officers  aforesaid,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the 
treasurer  of  said  city,  for  the  use  of  said  fire  company,  the 
sum  of  one  dollar,  for  every  such  default,  unless  excused  hy 
sickness  or  absence  out  of  said  city. 

§  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  Fire  wardens 
»f  the  fire  wardens  and  engineer  of  said   city  to  meet  annn-  »'"!  engineers 
ally  at  the  state-house  in  said  city,  on  the  day  of  the  annu-  tl?.mecl  ; 
al  town  meeting  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  at  six  o'clock  in  u' 
the  afternoon,   to  consult  together  a;,d  make  such  arrange- 
ments, conformable  to  the  by-laws  of  said  city,  as  they  shall 
deem  expedient,  for  the  extinguishing  of  fires  in  said   city. 
And  at  such   meeting   the   said   firewardens  and  engineer  TO  appoint 
shall  by  a  majority  of  those  present  at  such  meeting  annu-  first  \\urdens. 
ally  appoint  one  of  their  number  to  be  first  tire  warden,  and 
another  of  their  nnmber  to  be   second  fire  warden,  and  an- 
other of  their  number  to  be  third  fire   warden  ;  and  in  all 
cases  of  fire  in  said  city,  such  first  fire  warden  shall  if  pres- 
ent, have  the  chief  direction  and  management  in   suppres- 
sing such  fire,  and  shall  be  obeyed  in  his  orders  accordingly. 
And   in  case  of  the  absence  of  such   first  fire   warden,   the 
same  powers  and  duties  shall  devolve  on  such  second  fire 
warden  ;  and  in  case  of  the  absence  of  such  first  and  second, 
the  same  powers  and  duties  shall  devolve  on  such  third  tire, 
warden.     And  in  case  said  fire  wardens  and  engineer  should 
omit  to  make  the  appointments  aforesaid,  the  same  shall  he 
.made  by  the  court  of  Common  Council  of  said  city. 

§  7.  'And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in   relation  to  the  To  direct 
place  of  keeping  the  buckets  which  the  aforesaid  by-law  re-  where backr 's 
quires  to^be  kept  for  shops,  stores  and  offices,  the  several  ^ial1  be  k£F> 
and   respective  tire  wardens  in  whose  wards   such  shops, 
stores  or  offices  are  situate,  be  authorised  and  empowered  to 
give  order  from  time  to   time  that  such  buckets  be  kept  at 
such  shops,  stores  or  offices,  or  at  the  dwelling-houses  of  the 
persons  occupying  such  shops,  stores  or  offices,  according  as 
circumstances  may  in  the  judgment   of  such  fire    wardens 
render  it  expedient.     And  if  any  person  shall  neglect  to  coin- 
ply  with  an  order  given  according  to  the  true  intent  hereof,  Penalu. 
he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  fifty  cents  to  the  treasurer 
of  said  city,  for  the  use  of  said  city. 

§  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,   That  the  dimensions  of  Dinmensior.s 
all  fire  buckets,  to  be  made  in  future  for  the  inhabitants  of  of  buckets. 
this  city,  be  not  less  than  the  following,  viz.  :  Thirteen  in- 
ches in  length,  and  the  internal  diameter  thereof,  eight  inches 
at  the  top,  and  seven  inches  at  the  bottom. 

'   CHAP.  IV. 

A  By-Law  in  addition  to  a  By-Law  for  preserving  tli« 
buildings  in  the  city  of  Hartford  from  Fire. 

[Enacted  Jun.  15,  1803.] 
L  Approved  March  58,  1803.]  [Published  C.  C.  April  20,  1803.  j 

-   .    TT)  E  it  ordained   by  the  Jlayor,  Aldermen.   Common  Lights  not  u> 
'  _LJ    Council  and  Freemen  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  That  lv  carried  in. 
no  person  shall    carry  into  any  barn,   stable,  or  hay-loft,  to  barns'  8c 
' 


42  Title  IX.     Virc. 

any  lighted  candle  or  lamp  not  inclosed  in  a  lantern,  on  tlie 
Penalty.  penalty  of  five  dollars,  to  be  forfeited  and  paid  to  the  treas- 

urer of  said  city,  for  the  use  of  said  city. 

§  -2.  And  be.  it  further  ordained.  That  wl:en  any  minor. 
Penally  incur-  apprentice,  or  slave  shall  be  guilty  of  any  bre.ieh  of  this  by- 
red  by  minors  }a^  .  the  parent,  guardian,  or  master  of  such  minor,  appren- 
J^VK  covered  tice;  QJ.  glavCj  shall  |)e  Ha,|le  ^  pfty  the  pena|ty  therefor,  and 

the  same  shall  be  recoverable  of  such  parent,  guardian  or 
master,  by  action  of  debt  brought  on  this  by-law,  before  any 
court  proper  to  try  the  same. 

3.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  by-law,  made 


Repeal.  and  passed  on  the  3d  day  of  September,  A.  D.  1798,  entitled 

"  A  by-law  in  addition  to  a  by-law  for  preserving  the  build- 
ings in  the  city  of  Hartford  from  lire."'  be  and  the  same  & 


"  A  by-law 
ings  in  the  c 
hereby  repealed. 

CHAP.  V. 


A  By*  Law  in  addition  to  a  Bj-Law  for  preserving  the 
buildings  in  the  City  of  Hartford  from  Fire. 

[Enacted  Nov.  8,  1806.] 
,_  Approved  Nov.  8,  1806.]  [Published  C.  C.  Nov.  26,  1806.] 

BE  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor.  Aldermen,  Common  Council 
and  Freemen  of  the  city  of  Hartford.  That  fur  the  fur- 
of  ther  preservation  of  said  city  from  fire,  a  company  of  fire- 
lire-men  to  be  men  be  forthwith  raised  by  voluntary  enlistment  of  the  in- 
habitants of  this  city,  to  consist  of  thirty  men.  including 
tli?  foremen  of  such  company  and  his  second;  who  shall  be 
entitled  to  the  same  exemptions  and  liable  to  the  like  duties 
and  penalties,  which  by  the  by-laws  of  said  city  are  extended 
to,  and  enjoined  upon  the  other  fire  companies  in  said  city. 

CHAP.  VI. 

A  By  -Law  in  addition  to  "  A  By  -Law  for  preserving  the 
buildings  in  the  city  of  Hartford  from  Fire.'* 

[Enacied  March  26,  1810.]     [Approved.  4th  Monday  of  April,  1810.] 
[Published  A.  M.  Dec.  20,  1810.]" 

S  1    T--t^  *'  ordained  by    the  Mayor.   Aldermen,  Common 

lj   Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City   of  Hariford, 

C'himnics  suf-  That  if  any  chimney  in  said  city  shall  take  lire  and  burn  in 

jerccl  to  t:,kc    such  manner  that  the  flame  shall  be  visible  at  the  top  thereof, 

lire,  penalty      f]ie  occupier  of  the  dwelling-house  or  other  building  where 

s:i  'h  chimney  is.  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  treasurer  of  the 

city  for  the  use  of  the  city,  aline  of  two  dollars.     Provided 

nevertheless^  that  the  occupiers  of  dwelling-houses  and  other 

Proviso.  buildings  in  said  city,  may  at  suitable  seasons  (pursuant  to 

the  sixth  section  of  the  by-Fatr  to  which  this  is  an  addition) 

cleanse  the  chimnies  in  their  occupation  by  burning  the  same. 

without  incurring  the  penalty  aforesaid. 

§  2.  Ji::d  be  it  farther  ordained.  That  it  shall  be  tin-  duly 

•o  dis-  of  the  clerk  of  this  city,  in  (lie  month  of  October  annually,  to 

':"«f  tlf      «a«se  a  printed  abridgement  of  the  laws  of  Ibis  city,  ordain- 

ed for  preserving  the  same  from  fire,  to  be  distributed  sever- 


Title  XL 

ally  to  all  the  occupiers  of  dwelling-houses  in  this  city  ;  and 

that  the  twenty-seventh  section  of  the  by-law  to  which  this  is  Repeat. 

an  addition  be  aud  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

CHAP.  VII. 

A  By-Law  in  addition  to  a  by-law   fop  preserving   the 
buildings  in  the  City  of  Hartford  from  Fire. 

[Enacted  Jan.  5,  1811.]  [Approved  last  Monday  of  March,  1811."1 

[Published  C.  C.  April  10,  1811.] 

.        T3E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common- 
'    O    Council  and  Freemen  of  ike   City  of  Hartford, 
That  whenever  any  gun-powder  exceeding  ten  pounds  weight  fiun-powdti- 
in  quantity,  shall  be  transported  within  the   limits  of  said  how  to  be  sc- 
eity,  the  casks  or  other  vessels  containing  such  gun-powder  cured. 
shall  be  enclosed  in  suitable  sacks,  made  of  leather,  er  good 
tight  cloth:  an?l  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  transport  or 
cause  to  be  transported  within  the   limits  of  said  city  more 
than  ten  pounds  weight  of  gun-powder  not  so  enclosed  in 
sacks,  he  or  they  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  thirty  four  Penalty. 
dollars. 

§  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  vessel  or  other  Vessels,  &c. 
water  eraft  having  more  than  five  pounds  weight  of  gun-  v.-ith  g-un-pow- 
powder  on  board,  shall  be  permitted  to  lie  within  one  hundred  dc1'  rot  lo  h,0 
and  afty  feet  of  the  hank  of  Connecticut  river  in  said  city,  or  at  wharves»&c 
of  any  wharf  in  said  city  ;  and  if  any  vessel  or  other  water- 
craft  having  gun-powder  on  board  as  aforesaid,  shall  lie  for 
the  space  of  one  hour  within  one  lr  mured  and  fifty  feet  of  the 
bank  of  Connecticut  river,  or  of  any  wharf  in  said  city,  con- 
trary to  this  by-law,  the  master  anil  owner  of  such  vessel  or 
other  water  craft  shall  severally  forfeit   and  pay   a  fine  of 
thirty-four  dollars  ;  and  also    an  additional   tine  oi*  thirty-  p..nj  v 
four   dollars  for  every  twenty -four  hours,  so  long  a*  such 
vessel  or  water-craft  shall  lie* within  one  hundred  and  fifty 
feet  of  the  bank  of  Connecticut  river,  or  of  such  wharf,  con- 
trary to  the  intent  of  this  by-law. 

§  3.  And  be  it  further  ordaiiif,d,rf]i».i  whenever  five  pounds  v  f          ,   , 
•   i  ,     t>  '       i  i    M  L      i    i  11         ^ot  to  unlade 

weight  oi  gun-powder  or  more  shail  be   laden  on  board,  or  gun-powder 

unladen  from   any   vessel    in   Connecticut  river  opposite  to  near1  the 
said  city,  such  vessel  shall  be  distant  at  least  one  hundred  viuuvjs,  &<». 
and  fifty  feet  from  the  bank  of  said  river   in  said  city,  and 
from  any  wharf  in   said  city,  a:id   from  any    other  ve's>;ei  i:i 
said  river,  (excepting  the   boat  in  which  such   gun-powder 
shall  he  carried  to  or  from  such  vessel.)     And  if  any  person  ' 

or  persons  shall  lade   or  unlade   gun-powder  on  board  or 
from  any  vessel  contrary  to  the  regulations  prescribed  in  this 
fcy-law  :  such  person  or  persons  shall  for  every  such  oftasiee  penalty  hov 
surfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  thirty-four  dollars.     And  each  and  d   •;  ;  " 
all  the  fines  imposed  by  this  by-law  shall  bepak!  to  $h#  treas- 
urer of  said  '-''iy  f^r  th**  «»e  of  said  eity. 


44'  Title  IX.     Fire. 

.     CHAP.  VIII. 

A  By -Law  in  addition  to,  and  alteration  of  a  By-Law  for 
preserving  the  buildings  in  the  City  of  Hartford  from 
Fire. 

[Enacted  Januarv  31,  1812.]    [  \pproved  last  Monday  of  March  181 2.] 
"    [Published  C.  C.  Sept.  22,  1812.] 

S  1    T-^^  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Mdfrmen,  Common- 

JD   Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 

ii^s         That  whenever  it  shall  be  necessary  to  demolish  any  building 

>v  hen  to  be  de-  in  sai,i  c  j^y  jn  onler  tc  stop  the  progress  of  fire,  the  s'ame  shall 

hshecl.          be  jone  b*.  l]ie  a(jvice  an(}  direction  of  the  Mayor,  or  senior 

Alderman,  the  iirst,  second  and  third  fire-wardens,  and  the 

engineer  of  said  city,  or  such  of  them  as  shall  be  present  at 

sneh  fire,  or  amajoVity  of  them. 

Compensation       §  2'  v^Nf'  be  it  further  ordained,  That  I  he  sum  of  eighteen 

to  fire-men        dollars  shall  be  allowed  and  paid  out  of  the  treasury  of  said 

du.r0*e  city  to  the  company  of  firemen  having  the  management  of  the 

--        fire-hooks  belonging  to  said  city  for  their  services   at  such 

fires  as  may  happen  in  said  city,  when  any  building  or  build- 

ings  in  said  city  shall  be  demolished,  in  pursuance  of  the 

iirst  section  of  this  by-law.     And  also  that  the  polls  of  all 

the  members  of  said  company  of  firemen  shall  be  exempted 

from  all  city  taxes,  so  long  as  they  shall  continue  members 

of  said  company. 

Combustible         §  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  all  cases  in  which 
ir.ktc-rials  to       shavings,  straw  or  other  combustible  materials  shall  be  suf- 
be  removed.      fered  to  be  or  remain  in  or  near  any  buildings  in  said  city,  in 
such  manner  as  to  expose  said  city  to  danger  from   fire,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  fire-wardens^n  their  respective  wards, 
to  give  order  to  the  person  or  persons  occupying   the  place 
where  such  shavings,  straw   or  combustible   materials  may 
be,  to  remove  the  same,  and  to  keep  such  place  clear  of  the 
same;  and  if  such  person  or  persons  shall  neglect  to  obey 
Penalty.  such  order,  iie.  she,  or  they  shall  forfeit  for  every  such  neg- 

lect a  fine  of  five  dollars. 

Varnish,  &.c         §  4.  £nd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person  shall  make 
not  to  be  made  any  varnish  or  boil  any  oil  in  any  shop,  house,  store  or  bnild- 
insuidcity.      ing  in  said  city,   without  having  previously  obtained    a  li- 
cence therefor  from  the  court  of  Common  Council  of  said  city, 
on  penalty  of  forfeiti;:-,  for  so  making  varnish,  a  fine  of  thir- 
ty dollars,  and  for  so  boiling  oil  a  line  of  five  dollars. 
.,.  tf)  §  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That   the  aforesaid  fines 

whom  "to  b-      shall.be  paid  to  the  treasurer  of  said  city,  for  the  use  of  said 
paid.  city. 

§  C.  Jiirf  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  twenty-fourth 
Repeal.  section  of  a  by-law,  entitled"  A  by-law  for  preserving  the 

buildings  in  the  rity  of  Hartford  from  fire.,"  b<j  and  the  sam« 
is  hereby  repealed. 


TitU  X.     Geese.  *5 

TITLE  X. 

A.  By -Law  for  restraining  Geese  from  going  at  large 
within  the  City  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  Nov.  16,  1803.] 
[Approved  Xov.  16,  1804.]  [Published  C.  C.  Oct.  20,  1812.] 

,       "D  E  M  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common- 
*     '   MJ   Council  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 
That  no  geese  shall  be  allowed  to  go  at  large  on  the  highways  Geese  not  to 
or  streets,  or  any  other  place  in  said    city  (except  on  an  in-  go  at  large.  » 
closure  belonging  to  the  owner  of  such  geese) ;  and  if  any 
geese  shall  hereafter  be  found  going  at  large  on  any  highway, 
street,  or  other  place  in  said  city  (except  as  aforesaid)  it  shall 
be  lawful  for  any  freeholder  dwell  ing  in  said  city  to  impound  Maybe  im- 
such  geese  in  any  building  or  inclosure  belonging  to  such  im-  pounded. 
pounder,  or  to  any  other  person  who   may  consent  to  such 
impounding.       And   the  owner  of  such  geese  shall  pay  to  Upon  what 
.such  impounder  five  cents  for  every  such  goose,  before    the  terms  releas-i 
same  shall  be  released  from   such  pound,  and  two  cents  a  «d. 
day  for  every  such   goose,  for   feeding  the  same  while  im- 
pounded as  aforesaid.     And  in  case  the  owner  or  owners  of 
such  geese  shall  not,  within  three  days  after  such  geese  shall 
have  been  so  impounded,  pay   the  impounder  the  aforesaid  ,? 

sums  for  impounding  and  feeding  such  geese,  then   the  im- 
pounder shall,  at  any  convenient  place  in  said  city,  by  him- 
self or  some  meet  person  by  him  deputed,  sell  such  geese  at 
public  vendue  to  the  highest  bidder,  setting  up  on  the  public  Maybe  sold 
sign-post  in  said  city  a  written  advertisement  of  the  time  of  at  vendue. 
such  vendue,  therein  specifying  the  number  of  such  geese  ; 
such  veiidue  to  be  so  advertised  at  least  twenty -four  hours 
before  the  sale  of  such  geese,  and  such   impounder   shall  be 
allowed  for  his  trouble  in  selling  such  geese  five  cents  for  ev- 
ery goose  by  him  sold  as  aforesaid  ;  and  after  deducting  the  Avails  how 
fees  and  charges  aforesaid  from  the  avails  of  such  sales,  the  disposed  of. 
surplus,  if  any,  shall  be  paid  to  the  owner  of  such  geese,  on 
his  requesting  the  same,  and  making  good  his  title  to  such 
geese. 

§  2.  And  be  itfurtfier  ordained,  That  if  any  person  shall  pcnaity  for 
contrary  to  the  intent  of  this  act,  rescue  any  goose  or  geese,  rescue,  &c. 
taken  up  as  aforesaid,  out  of  the  custody  of  any  person  going 
to  impound  the  same,  or  resist  them  therein,  or  shall  convey 
such  geese  out  of  any  building  or  inclosure  used  as  a  pound 
in  manner  aforesaid,  the  party  so  offending  shall  forfeit  and 
pay  to  the  person  so  taking  or  impounding  such  geese  the 
sum  of  two  dollars,  besides  the  just  damages  of  the  person  so 
taking  or  impounding  such  geese,  to  be.  recovered  before  any 
CBurt  proper  to  try  the  same 


*6  Title  XL  Guns.     Title  XII.  Highways. 


TITLE  XI. 

A  By-Law  to  prevent  the  firing  of  guns  and  pistols  in 
the  city  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  May  5,  1807.] 
[Approved  May  5, 1807.]  [Published  A,  M.  May  21, 1807.] 

r-   ,    T)  E  it  ordained  by  the   Jlfayor,  Jlldcrmen,  Common 

»      •  Jj   Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  That 

Ko  guns,  &.c.     n°  gun  or  pistol  shall  be  fired  at  any  time  within  the  limits  of 

to  be  fired,  ex-  said  city,  unless  it  be  on  some  public  day  of  review,  and  by  or- 

cept,  &c.  ejer  Of  the  officers  of  the  military  companies  in  said  city  ;  and 

whoever  shall  fire  any  gun  or  pistol  contrary  to  the  form  and 

effect  of  this  by-law,  shall  for  every  such  offence,  forfeit  and 

Penalty.  pay  the  sum  of  two  dollars  to  be  recovered  by  due  process  in 

any  court  in  said  city  proper  to  try  the  same. 

§  2.  And  ivhereas*  firing  of  guns  and  pistols  are  most  fre- 
quently done  by  apprentices  and  minors  under  age  ivho  are. 
unable  to  pay  the  penalty  aforesaid, 

J*ennlty  incur-       ^e  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever  any  minor  or  ap- 

red  by  minors  prentice  shall  be  guilty  of  any  breach  of  this  act,  the  parent, 

to  be  recover-    guardian,  or  master  of  such   minor  or   apprentice,  shall  be 

ed  of  parents,  liable  to  pay   the  forfeiture  abovementioired,  and  the  same 

shall  be  recoverable  of  such  parent,  guardian  or  master,  by 

action  of  debt  brought  on  this  act  before  any   court   in  said 

city  proper  to  try  the  same — And  that  the  by-law  approved  in 

March  1791  entitled  "  An  act  for  the  preventing  of  firing  of 

Repeal.  Suns  ant^  pistols  in  the  city  of  Hartford"  be  and  the  same  is 

hereby  repealed. 

TITLE  XII.     Highways. 
CHAP.  I. 

A  By -Law  relative  to  the  Highways  and  Streets  in  the 
City  of  Hartford. 

[Approved  4th  Monday  of  Sept.  1784]    [Published  C.  C.  Oct.  5, 1784."] 
[Enacted  4th  Monday  of  Sept.  1784.] 

6  1    1-^.^  ^  enacted  by   the  Mayor.  JHdermen,   Common- 
jij   Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 
Committee  to  That  there  shall  be  chosen  in  city  meetings,  three  persons  to 
superintend      he  a  committee,  whose  business  and  duty  shall  be  to  superin- 
Jiighways  and  fen(]  amj  direct  au  matters  relative  to  highways  and  streets 
^nccsVe&miS'      *u  8&i(l  city,  and  said  committee  shall   take  notice  of  the  en- 
croachments, obstructions  or  nuisances  that  are   or  shall  In- 
made  and  done  thereon,  and  use  proper  measures  for  remo- 
ving or  preventing  the  same ;  and  in  cases  of  special  difficul- 
ty, said  committee  are  to  apply  to  the  court  of  Common  Coun- 
cil of  said  city  for  direction,   and  when   and   so  often   as  re- 
quired, shall  make  report  to  said  court  of  Common  Council 
of  the  situation  of  said  highways  or  streets,  and  pursue  such 
ocom-  orders  as  said  court  shall  give  respecting  the  same ;  and  any 
<nrm  rntjiv-.U.     house,  shop  or  building  of  any  kind,  erected  or  set  up  i;i  and 
npon  said    highways  or  streets,  and  every  incumbrance,  en- 
oroachmrnt  or  obstruction,  made  or  done  in  and  upon  said 


Title  XII.    Highways.  47 

highways  or  streets,  by  any  person  or  persons,  shall  be  deem-  Any  building-, 
ed  a  nuisance,  and  said  committee  shall  notify  such  person  **c.  on  high- 
er persons  to  remove  such  nuisances,  and  repair  all  damages  ^^a  a 
caused  thereby,  within  such  time  as  said  committee  shall  see 
fit,  and  any  person  or  persons  being  duly  notified  as  afore- 
said, who  shall  not  comply  therewith,  and  obey  the  orders  of 
said  committee  respecting   the  removing  of  such  nuisances 
and  repairing  all  damages  done  thereby,  shall  for  the  erect- 
ing or  setting  up  any  house,  shop,  or  building  as  aforesaid, 
or  for  neglecting  or  refusing  to  remove  the  same,  oir  notice 
given  as  aforesaid,  incur  a  penalty  of  ten  pounds  lawful  mon- 
ey, to    the  treasury  of  said  city,  and  for  every  other  incum-  10J  for  not 
brance,  obstruction,  and  encroachment  made,  or  done  in,  and  removing  the 
upon  said  highways  or  streets  as  aforesaid,  such  person  or  sarnc- 
persons  doing,  or  procuring  the  same  to  be  done  as  aforesaid, 
or  refusing,  or  neglecting  to  remove  the  same  on  notice  given, 
shall  incur  a  penalty  of  one  pound   lawful   money,   to  the 
treasury  of  said  city,  and  said  committee  shall  in  the  name 
of  the  treasurer  of  said  city,  solely  prosecute  all  breaches  of 
this  paragraph  of  this  act,  to,  and  for  the  use  of  said  city. 
And  whereas,  many  things  are  done  and  practised  in  and  up- 
on said  highways  and  streets,  detrimental  to  the  convenience, 
and  beauty  of  the  same,  which  to  define  and  prevent,     Be  it 
enacted,  that  the  setting  up  any  gates,  bars,  rails,  or  fence 
upon  or  across  said  highways   or  streets,   the  making   any 
bridge  or  hull  thereupon ;  the  filling  up  any  canal  or  obstruc- 
ting or  altering  the  course  of  any  run  of  water  in  said  high- 
ways or  said  streets  :  also  any  and  every  heap  or  heaps   of  What  are 
fire  woody  timber,  planks,  boards,  shingles,  hoops,   staves,  deemed nais- 
rails.  fencing  stuff,  lumber,  or  rubbish  of  any  kind,  any  pile  ances- 
or  piles  of  brick  or  stone,  laid  in  and  upon  said  highways  or 
streets,  any  cart,  sled,  or  carriage,  belonging  to  any  inhab- 
itant of  said  city  being  thereon,  shall  all  and  every  of  them 
be  deemed  a  nuisance  ;  and  any  person  or  persons  doing  or 
procuring  to  be  done,  any  or  either  of  the  aforesaid  nuisances 
on  said  highways  or  streets,  shall  therefor  incur  a  penalty  of 
twenty  shillings  lawful  money,  to  the  treasury  of  said  city  ;  20;,  penalty 
and  said  committee  shall  prosecute  the  same  to  effect,  to  and 
for  tlie  use  of  said  city.     And  any  person  or  persons  who 
shall  incur  any  penalty  by  virtue  of  this  act,  and  judgment 
be  rendered  against  him,  or  them  therefor,  for  any  nuisance, 
who  shall  not  remove  the  same,  and  repair  all  damages  eau- 
aed  thereby,  within  one  week  after  said  penalty  has  been  so 
incurred,  or  judgment  rendered  as  aforesaid,  shall  per  week 
for  every  week  such  nuisance  shall  remain,  or  the  damages 
caused  thereby  be  unrepaired,  incur  a  farther  penalty  of  five 
shillings  lawful  money  to  the  treasury  of  said  city  ;  and  said  ^"J>  1i)ep  v>  Cf 
committtee  shall  prosecute  the  same  to  effect,  for  the  use  and  jng^e'same!" 
benefit  of  said  city  ;  and  said  committee  may  remove  or  pro- 
cure to  be  removed,  any  nuisances  in  and  upon  said  highways  Committee  to 
or  streets,  when  and  so  often  as  the  person  or  persons  making  remove. 
or  procuring  the  same  to  be  made  are  unknown,  or  do  refuse 
or  neglect  to  remove  said  nuisances,  and  the  said  committee 
shall  exhibit  their  reasonable  account  of  the  expences  or  costs 
of  removing  such  nuisances  to  two  of  the  aldermen  of  said 
city,  who  may  liquidate  and  allow  said  account,  if  the  same 
does  not  amount  to  more  than  the  sum  of  four  pounds  lawful 


4S  Title  XII.    Highways. 

Their  ac-  money,  but  iu  case  said  account  shall  amount  to  more  than 
counts  how  the  sum  of  four  pounds  lawful  money,  the  same  shall  be  li- 
adjusted.  quidated  and  allowed  by  the  Court  of  Common  Council,  and 

the  aforesaid  accounts  so  allowed,  shall  be  paid  by  such  per- 
son or  persons  so  neglecting  or  refusing  to  remove  said  nui- 
sance, as  a  penalty  therefor :  but  when  and  so  often  as  any 
b"*Pa\Tbyt0      Penalty  shall  not  be  recovered  on  a  prosecution  by  said  corn- 
persons  "uilty.  mittee,*  or  any  expences  for  removal  of  nuisances   cannot  be 
obtained  or  recovered  from  the  persons  guilty  of  the  same,  th» 
costs  «f  prosecution  and  the  aforesaid  account  of  expences, 
kn  shall  be  defrayed  out  of  the  treasury  of  said  city,  and  the 

be^aicToivt  of  courts  m  SSL*&  Cl*?  before  whom  such  prosecution  is  had,  may 
the  treasury,     draw  orders  on  the  treasury  of  said  city   in  favour  of  said 
committee,  for  the  sum  of  such  costs  of  prosecution,  and  any 
two  aldermen  may  so  draw  orders  as  aforesaid,  to  the  amount 
of  four  pounds,  for  the   payment  of  any  such  account  so  al- 
lowed by  them,  and  the  court  of  common  councillor  the  pay- 
Accounts  how  ment  of  any  such  accounts  aforesaid,  as  shall  be  allowed  by 
paid.  said  court  of  common  council. 

§  2.  Provided,  This  act  shall  not  be  construed  to  prevent 
Proviso.  any  person,  or  persons  from  landing  from  his  or  their  vessel^ 

boat  or  any  kind  of  water-craft,  any  articles  whatever,  upon 
those  parts  or  places,  of  said  high-ways,  or  streets,  commonly 
used  as,  and  called  public  landing  places,  in  said  city ;  and 
such  articles  may  remain  on  said  landing  places,  for  the  term 
of  three  days,  and  no  longer,  from  the  time  they  were  land- 
ed, unless  some  unavoidable  circumstances  make  it  necessary, 
that  any  articles  should  remain  on  said  landing  places  a  fur- 
ther term  of  time,  in  which  case  said  committee  may  on  ap- 
plication, permit  them  to  remain  so  long  as  they  shall  judge 
necessary. 

§  3.  And  said  committee  shall  assign  and  make  out  sufV 
iicient  and  commodious  places,  on  such  parts  of  those  high- 
ways or  streets,  most  convenient  therefor,  and  for  the  public, 
for  the  laying  and  piling  up  such  articles  as  shall  be  brought 
Places  to  be      to  said  city,  for  sale  or  exportation,  by  any  person  or  persons 
assigned  for      living  out  of  said  city,  and  also  for  the  tight  seizing  and  secur- 
broufhTVo       inS  al1  kinds  of  lumber  floating  or  floated  down  Connecticut 
this  city,  and    river,and  the  person  or  persons  so  bringing  said  articles  to  said 
securing  lum-    city  as  aforesaid,  or  any  inhabitant  or  inhabitants  of  said  city. 
her.  who  take  up,  tight  seize,  or  secure  any  lumber  as  aforesaid, 

jnay  any  thing  in  this  act  notwithstanding,  lay,  and  pile  up 
the  same  on  said  places,  where  they  may  remain  under  th« 
direction  of  said  committee,  so  long  as  they  shall  permitt 
and  no  longer. 

Committee  to        §  4.  rfnd  be  it  -further  enacted,  That  any  person  or  per- 
altow  persons    sens  about  to  erect,  set  up,  or  repair  any  house,  shop,  or  build- 
tmilding-,  &c.     jng  within  said  city    shall   previous  to  his   so  doing,    inakt- 
known  such   his,  or  their  intentions  to  said  committee,  who 
shall  repair  to  the  place  whore  said  hou^e.  shop  or  building 
is  to  be  erected,  set  up  or  repaired,  and  being  satisfied   thai 
-  no  encroachment  is  about  to  bo  made  thereby  on   said  high- 
ways or  streets,  said  committee  shall  allow,  stake,  or  mark 
Part  of  the        out  to  such  person,  or  persons,  so  much  ot'ihe  said  high-way* 
highway  to        OJ.  s(reets  for  }tjs  or  \}ie[r  usc,  for  t]ie  laving  necessary  imtte- 
i ay  materials.       .   ,    ,,     .    ., ,.  .  ,          ,  .  7    ..   ,      „  •      . 

rials  lor  building  and  lor  so  long  a  tune  as  shall  be  found  ne- 
cessary, where  said  materials  shall  be  allowed  io  he  laid  and 
as  aforesaid. 


Tttk  XII.    Highways.  49 

CHAP.  II. 

n  Act  in  addition  to  a  By  -Law,  entitled  "  A  By-Law 
relative  to  the  Highways  and  Streets  in  the  City  of 
Hartford." 


[Enacted  4-th  Monday  of  Nov.  1789.] 
[Approved  4th  Monday  of  Nov.  1789.]  [Published  C.  C.  N 

^        TJ 
'  JLJ 


Nov.  9,  1789J 

E  it  ordained  by  the  4fft//")',  Mdermen,  Common- 
Council  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 
That  any  person  or  persons,  designing  to  erect  any  dwelling  Committee  to 
house,  shop,  or  building  except  out  houses,  as  hereafter  de-  direct  relative 
scribed,  in  said  city,  shall  previous  to  hi.-;,  or  their  so  doing,  to  erecting 
apply  to  the  committee  of  said  city,  appointed  to  direct  all 
matters  relative  to  high-ways  in  said  city,  and  make  known 
to  said  committee  his  or  their  intentions  of  building,  and 
said  committee  shall  on  every  such  application  repair  to  the 
place  where  said  building  is  to  be  erected,  and  there,  ac- 
cording to  the  plan  and  dimensions  proposed  by  the  per- 
son or  persons  about  to  erect  the  same,  allow,  mark 
and  stake  out  the  ground  for  the  foundation  of  the  same, 
on  such  building  spot,  in  such  manner  and  place  thereon  as 
shall  best  correspond  with  the  line  of  the  street,  whereon 
such  building  is  to  be  erected,  and  be  most  regularly  propor- 
tioned to  the  situation  of  the  adjacent  buildings,  so  far  as  the 
same  can  be  done  without  material  injury  to  the  property  of 
individuals  therein  interested,  and  if  any  person  be  aggriev- 
ed by  the  decision  of  said  committee,  he  shall  be  allowed  an 
appeal  to  the  court  of  Common  Council  in  said  city,  and  if 
any  person  or  persons  shall  hereafter  erect,  cr  set  up  any 
house,  shop  or  other  building  in  said  city,  without  having 
previously  obtained  the  allowance  and  consent  of  said  com- 
mittee or  court  of  Common  Council,  ia  manner  aforesaid,  or 
jshall  erect  and  set  up  any  building  in  a  manner  contrary  to 
their  allowance  and  direction  or  that  of  said  court  of  Common 
Council  as  aforesaid,  every  such  person  or  persons  shall  for 
the  erection  of  every  such  building  in  said  city,  forfeit  and 
pay  the  sum  of  ti  ve  pounds  lawful  money. 

$  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  Out  heus&s 
That  no  person  or  persons  shall  hereafter  without  special  li-  ""here  to  be 
eeuce  from  the  court  of  Common  Council  in  said  city  first  erected- 
had  and  obtained,  build,  erect  or  set  up  in  said  city,  any 
barn,  wood-house,  carriage-house,  shed  necessary-house,  or 
other  out  houses  whatsoever,  shops  and  store-houses  only 
excepted,  within  three  rods  of  the  front  of  any  of  the  public 
streets  or  highways  in  said  city,  and  ihat  all  and  every  such 
*mt  house  hereafter  erected  in  manner  aforesaid,  without  such 
licence  first  obtained  shall  be  deemed  a  nuisance,  and  if  any 
person  or  persons  shall  erect  or  .set  up  any  such  ot!l-hoii»e 
without  licence,  contrary  to  the  form  and  effect  of  this  by-- 
law, he  or  they  shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  every  such  instance 
«f  building  and  erecting  the  same,  the  sum  of  twenty  shilr 
lings  lawful  money,  and  any  pe.-son,  or  persons,  who  shall 
incur  aiiy  penalty  for  erecting  any  such  out-house  in  manner 
aforesaid,  and  judgment  be  rendered  against  him,  or  them 
therefor,  who  shall  not  remove  the  same,  and  repair  all  daa^ 


50  Title  XH.     Highways. 

ages  caused  thereby  within  one  week  after  such  judgment 
shall  be  rendered  therefor,  shall  for  every  week  such  nui- 
sance shall  remain  and  he  kept  up.  forfeit  and  pay  the  fur- 
ther penalty  of  tive  shillings  lawful  money  per  week. 
febelti6LhvT  §  3>  **nd  be  U  farther  ordained*  That  all  penalties  incur- 
to  e  rt  i-  r(t||  jjj.  virtue  Of  this  by-law,  shall  be  recover:.1  ie  by  actioa 
of  debt  before  any  court  in  said  city  proper  to  uy  the  same, 
oue  moiety  thereof  to  the  person  who  shall  prosecute  th* 
same  to  effect,  and  the  other  moiety  to  the  use  of  the  treas- 
ury of  said  city,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  commit- 
tee to  enquire  of  and  prosecute  all  breaches  of  this  act,  ex- 
cept where  the  same  shall  be  prosecuted  by  some  private 
person,  by  action  in  manner  aforesaid. 

CHAP.  III. 
An  Act  concerning  Foot-AValks  in  the  city  of  Hartford, 

[Enacted  April  1,  1793.] 
[Approved  April  1,  1793.]  [Published  C.  C.  April  22,  1793.] 

,.        "C^^   ^   ordained  hy   the  Jffaywr,   Aldermen    Common 
X3   Council,  and  Freemen   of  ihe   city   of  Hartford, 
Foot -Walks       That  no  trees  shall  be  planted,  nor  any  po^ts  or  other  ob- 
atructe^  Cl>      structions  set  or  placed  within  the  limits  'of  any  side-walk  or 
foot-way  in  the  highways  in  this  city  ;  but  every  tree  he  re  af- 
ter planted,  and  all  posts  or  other  obstructions  which  may  or 
do  hereafter  impede  or  incommode  the  passage  in  said  foot- 
ways shall  be  considered  as  nuisances. 

Penalty  for  §  £•  «fl»d  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  shall 

injuring  loot-    wilfully  or  negligently  ride  or  drive  any  kind  of  carriage  or 

w^y.  vehicle  upon  or  against  any  paved  or  gravelled  foot-way,  or 

shall  break  down,  or  injure  any  post  or  tree  standirg  in  the 

line  between  the  foot  and  cart-ways,  or  shall  break    r  injure 

any  railing  placed   in  the  said  line  to  guard  said  foot-ways, 

lie  shall  be  liable  to  a  penalty  not  exceeding  three  dollars,  to 

be  recovered  to  the  use  of  any  person  suing  for  the  same,  and 

shall  make  good  all  damages  that  may  be  sustained  thereby. 

CHAP.  IV. 

A  By-Law  relative  to  Side-Walks  in  the  City  of  Hart- 
ford. 

[Enacted  April  R,  1800.] 
£AI;p.'oved  April  3,  1800.]  [Published  C.  C.  April  14,  1800.J 

f        T)E  **  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Aldermen.  Cmnmon- 
ID   Council,    and  Freanev .  of  the  city  of  Hartford^ 

Commoncoun-  That  the  court  of  common-council  of  said  city  be,  and  they 

cil empowered  hereby  are  authorized  and  empowered  from  tune  to  time,  at; 

to  fix  level,  &c.  public   convenience  may  require,  to   designate   and  fix    the 

v          width,  course,  height,  and  level  of  said  Walks,  in  and  upon 

the  streets  and  highways  in  said  thy. 

,,cic..  §  2.  And  for  the    pun;i;sc   of  ri'iitlci  Ing  such  .side-walks 

ictors  to  convenient,  said  court  of  common  council,  may  from  time  to 

level  or  raise    to  time,  give  Ofder  to  the  proprietor  or  proprietors    of  •the 

lands,  or  buildings  fronting  upon  such  si<]"-v,><j!kg,  at  their 


Title  XII.     Highways.  bl 

own  expence to  level  or  raise  the  same  on  their  several  fronts. 
According  to  the  width,  course,  height,  and  level  designated 
as  aforesaid  ;  and  may  limit  such  time  as  they  shall  deem 
•reasonable  for  the  levelling  or  raising  the  same. 

§  3.  And  if  any  such  proprietors  shall  neglect  so  to  level  Wav  prccurf> 
or  raise  such  side -walks,  within  such  time  as  said  court  of  it  done  ifpio- 
common  council  shall  have  so  1  aiited,  said  court  of  common  prietors  neg-- 
eouncil  may,  in  such  case,  appoint  and  employ  some  meet  per-  *ect- 
son  to  lay  out  and  expend  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty-four  dol- 
lars in  levelling  the  side-walk  on  the  front  oi*  any  o'r  every  in- 
dividual  proprietor   or  proprietors  neglecting  as  aforesaid, 
and  shall  adjust  the  account  of  such  expence,  and  order  the 
same  to  he  paid  out  of  the  treasury  of  said  city. 

§  4.  And  the  proprietor  or  proprietors  neglecting  as  afore-  Penalty  for 
said  shall  severally  aud  respectively  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  neglect. 
treasurer  of  said  city,  for  the  use  of  said  city,  a  penalty  equal 
to  the  respective  sum  or  sums  expended  as  aforesaid  in  con- 
sequence of  the  neglect  of  such  proprietor  or  proprietors. 

§  5.  And  when  any  side-walk  shall  cross  a  street  or  high-  Oos?-\>.  aiki  ut 
way,  said  court  of  common-council  may  cause  the  same   to  expence  of 
tie  suitably  levelled  or  raised  at  the  expence  of  said  city.         cit;'- 

CHAP.  V. 

A  By-Law  in  addition  to  a  By-Law  relative  to   Side- 
Walks  in  the  City  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  Xov.  29,  18f-0.~i 
[Approved,  Jan.  1,  1801.]  [Published,  C.  C.  Jan.  12,  1801.] 

f    .     T3E    it  ordained   by  the   JKayov,  Jlldermen,  Comir.on 
LJ  Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  That 
if  any  person  shall  wilfully  cr  negligently  ride  or  drive  any  H-;rses,  &.c. 
kind  of  carriage,  or  vehicle,  or  ride,  lead,  or  drive  any  horse  not  \°  be  driv- 
upon  any  side-walk  in  said  city,  now  laid  out,  or  hereafter  to  en»  &c-  "n 
be  laid  out,  unless   for  the  purpose  of  necessarily    crossing 
such  side-walk,  such  person  shall  for  every  such  offence  for- 
feit  and   pay   the  sum  of  fifty  cents  to  the   treasurer  of  said  penaltv. 
city,  for  the  use  of  said  city. 

§  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  shall  ir,jtirv  lo  J.A:I. 
wilfully  or  negligently  break  do^n  or  injure  any  post  or  tree  ing-,  See. 
standing  in  the  line  between  any  side-walk  and  cart-way  in 
said  city,  or  any  railing  placed  in  such  line  to  guard  such 
side-walk,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  party  injured  there- 
by, the  sum  of  one  dollar,  and  also  pav  to  such  party   his  Pcnau 
just  damages. 

§  3.  JJnd  whereas  th"  practice  of  standing  in  the  aide 
walks  on  the  bridge  over  the  little  river,  in  said  city,  is  incom- 
modious to  passejigers, 

Therefore  be  it   ordained,  That  if  any  person   shall   by  standing  in 
standing  in  or  upon  cither  of  the  side -walks  on  said  bridge  side-w 
impede,  hinder,  or   incommode  any  other  person  while   pas-  Bndg-e  pro- 
sing or  endeavouring  to  pass  on  such  side-walks,  every  per-  ;' ^-^ 
son  so  impeding,  hindering,  or  incommoding,  shall  forfeit  a  -id 
pay  the  sum  of  fifty  cents,  to  the  treasurer  of  said  city  for  p--u!t 
the  use  of  said  city. 

§  4.  And.  be  it  further  erdaintd.  That  if  any   minor,  ap- 


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52  'rule  XII. 

Parents,  &c.  prentice,  or  slave,  shall  be  guilty  of  any  breach  of  this  by- 
liable  for  pen-  jaw?  the  parent,  guardian,  or  master  of  such  minor,  appren- 
a  ties  mcurr  tjce  or  slave,  shall  be  liable  to  pay  the  aforesaid  forfeiture 
by  minors,  Ike.  ,i  »  •*  •*  \  t\  \  iii«  i_ 

therefor,  and  the  same  shall  be  recoverable  of  sueh  parent* 

guardian,  or  master  by  action  of  debt. 
CHAP.  VI, 

A  By-Law  to  designate  the  altitude  of  the  Streets  and 
Highways  in  the  City  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  August  4,  1893  ] 
[Approved  August  8, 1803.]  "[Published  C.  C.  August  24,  1803.  j 

E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Mdermen.  Common-Council, 
>  and  Freeman' of  the  City  of  Hartford,  That  the  court 
Common  coun-  of  common-council  of  said  city  be.  and  they  hereby  are  author- 
cil  author. '--d  i/ed  from  time  to  time,  as  public  convenience  may  require, 
t(J.  fix  r>ittitl!Jle  to  designate  and  fix  the  altitude,  level,  ascent  and  descent  of 
8tree    '         the  streets  and  highways  in  said  city  :  and  such  streets  and 
highways  shall  hereafter  be  constructed  and  made  confor- 
mable to  the  altitude,  level,  ascent  and  descent  so  to  he  de- 
signated and  fixed. 

CHAP.  VII. 

A  By-Law  in  further  addition  to  a  By-Law  relative  to 
the  Streets  and  Highways  in  the  City  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  March  25,  1811.] 
[Approved  April  22,  1811.]  [Published  C.  C.  June  12,  1811.] 

E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common-Coun- 
cil and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford.  ThfLt  no  per- 
'Cross-Yoalks,     son  shall  obstmet  any  street  or  highway  in  said  city,  or  any 
&c  r,-?t  t   be     cross-walk  therein  by  permitting  his  team,   eart,  waggon, 
r  ,nd  by  carrjagej  s}e(^  sleigh  or  trucks  to  stand  upon  or  near  such 
-aras,  -c         cross-walk,  or  in  or  near  the  middle  of  SHC)I  street  or  high- 
way ;  but  where    teams,  carts,   waggons,  carriages,   sleds, 
sleighs  or  trucks   shall  be  permitted  to  stand  in  said  streets 
or  highways,  they  shall  be  placed  as  near  as  may  be  to  the 
side  of  such  street;  or  highway,  and  not  upon  any  such  cross- 
walk :  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  of  each  of 
Mayor,  Sec.       the  Aldermen  and  Common-Council  men  of  said  city,  when- 
imy  order         ever  any  street,  highway  or  cross-walk  in  said  city  shall  bfe 
their  removal,  obstructed  contrary  to  the  intent  of  this  by-law,  to 'order  the 
owner  or  driver  of  such  team,  cart,  waggon,  carriage,  slod, 
sk'igh  or  trucks   to  remove  the  same  to   such  convenient 
place  as  said  Mayor,  Alderman,  or  Common  Council  man 
shall  designate  5  and  if  such  owner   or  driver  shall  neglect 
Penalty  for       or  refuse  to  obey  such  order,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine 
disobedience     of  one  dollar  to  the  treasurer  of  tJie  city  for  the  use  of  said 
of  such  orders,  ei-v 


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Title  XIII.  Jurors.     XJY.  Markets.  5s 

CHAP.  VIII. 

A  By-Law  for  the  prevention  of  nuisances  in  the  public 
Ferry  place  in  the  city  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  November  29.  1800.] 
f  Approved  January  1,  1801.]         [Published  C.  C.  January  12,  1801.] 

BE  it  ordained  by  the  JUayor,  Aldermen,  Common  Coun- 
cil and  Freemen  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  That  no  ves- 
sel, boat,  or  water  craft  of  any  kind  (excepting  ferry  boats)  Vessels,  &c. 
shall  be  permitted  to  lie  in  Connecticut  river  in  the  public  not  to  lie  in 
ferry  place,  in  said  city,  and  if  any  person  shall  place  or  lay  ferry  Place- 
any  vessel,  boat  or  water-craft,   of   any  kind)  excepting  as 
aforesaid)  in  said  ferry  place,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the 
treasurer  of  said  city,  for  the  use  of  said  city  one  dollar,  and 
the  further  sum  of  fifty  cents  for  every  hour  such  vessel,  boat, 
or  water-craft  shall  continue  to  lie  in  said  ferry  place.     And 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  ferry  men  and  it  shall  be  lawful 
for  any  inhabitant  of  said  city  to  remove  such  vessel,  boat  or 
water-craft,  out  of  said  ferry 'place  as  a  nuisance. 

TITLE  XIII.     Jurors. 

An  act  relative  to  the  Penalties  to  be  incurred  by  Jurors 
refusing  to  serve. 

[Enacted  July  19, 1784.] 
£  Approved  July  20, !  784  ]  [Published  C.  C.  27th  July  1784.] 

BE  it  ordainedby  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common  Council 
and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  That  any  Juror 
for  said  city,  being  legally  summoned  and  returned  to  serve 
as  a  juryman  at  any  city  court  in   said  city,  who  shall  neg- 
lect or  refuse  to  attend  the  same,  agreeable  to  such  summons, 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  treasurer  of  said  city,  the  sum 
of  twenty   shillings   lawful  money,  unless  said  court  shall  OB  20*.  for  non- 
hearing  his  reasons  for  non-attendance  judge  the  same  to  be  attendance. 
sufficient. 

TITLE  XIV.  Martets. 
CHAP.  I. 

A  By-Law  relative  to  the  erecting  of  Markets  in  the 
city  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  March  15,  1811.]     [Approved  last  Monday  of  March,  1811.] 
[Published  C.  C.  May  1,  1811.] 

WHEREAS  Solomon  Porter,  Thomas  Bull  and  others,  have 
petitioned  the  court  of  Common  Council  to  lay  out  a  suf- 
ficient quantity  of  ground  for  the  purpose  of  building  a 
Market  in  this  city,  in  a  place  where  it  will  best  accom- 
modate the  greatest  portion  of  its  citizens,  and  represent- 
ing that  if  said  court  wilt  lay  out  such  ground,  a  market 
will  be  immediately  built  thereon  free  of  expence  to  said 
city,  and  on  terms  satltftictoru  to  tfte  corporation  of 
<dty : 


Si  Titk  XIV.    Marktl* 

K  i    T^-^  ^  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Mdermen,  Cwnmoii- 

*       JLJ   Council  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 

Permission       That  permission  be  and  the  same  is  hereby   granted  to  the 

granted  to  e-    said  petitioners,  and  their  associates,  to  erect  a  market  on  a 

rect  a  market  certain  piece   of  ground  in    said  city,  bounding  east  on  the 

on  state  h     se  weg^  jjne  Of  prospect  street  continued,  extending  westwardly 

one  hundred  feet,  the  south  line  to  be  twenty  one  feet  north 

of  the  south  line  of  state-house  square,  and  parallel  thereto, 

and  the  north  line  of  said  piece  of  ground  to  be  eighteen  feet 

north  of  said  south  line  thereof  and  parallel  thereto. 

§  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  terms  on  which 
Terms  on  said  market  shall  be  erected,  be  as  follov,  s,  viz.  That  said 
which  it  may  market  shall  be  erected  free  of  expence  to  said  city — That 
tie  erected.  said  market  shall  be  under  the  sole  regulation  and  controul 
of  said  city. — That  the  rents  which  shall  be  received  from 
all  and  every  part  of  said  market  shall  be  first  applied  to 
keeping  the  same  in  repair,  the  compensation  to  the  clerk, 
and  the  remainder  to  be  divided  among  those  who  shall  have 
advanced  the  funds  to  build  said  market,  in  proportion  to 
their  several  advances. — That  whenever  the  dividends  as 
above  made  shall  amount  to  the  capital  and  six  per  cent  per 
annum  interest  thereon,  the  whole  market  shall  be  the  prop- 
erty of  said  city :  And  that  said  city  shall  always  have  a 
right  to  purchase  said  market  by  paying  to  the  proprietors  a 
sum  not  exceeding  the  amount  by  them  advanced  for  building 
the  same. 

§  3.  Jlnd  whereas  James  Ward  and  his  associates? have  rep- 
resented to  the  court  of  Common  Council  that  they  are  de- 
sirous  of  erecting,  free  of  expence  to  said  city,  a  market  for 
public  use  over  mill  river  in  said  city,  on  the  west  side  of  the 
bridge  over  said  river  :  Therefore, 

Permission  to       ^  M  ordained,  That  permission  be  and  the  same  is  here- 
erect  a  market  by  granted  to  the  said  James  Ward  and  his  associates  to 
orer  mill-river  erect  free  of  expence  to  said  city,  a  market  for  public  use  in 
said  city  over  said  river  on  the  west  side  of  said  bridge,  at  a 
distance  of  not  less  than  five  feet  from  said  bridge  :  and  the 
height  of  said  market  from  the  eves  to  the  floor  thereof  shall 
not  exceed  eight  feet :  and  said  market  shall  at  all  times  be 
subject  to  be  regulated  by  the  by-laws  of  said  city,  to  be,  made 
in  pursuance  of  the  act  of  incorporation. 

CHAP.  II. 

A  By-Law  regulating  public  Markets  in  the  City  of 
Hartford. 

[Enacted  July  27%  1811.] 
[Approved  August  1,  1811.]  [Published  C.  C.  August  14,  1811.] 

E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Mdermen,  Common- 
Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 
Two  public       That  the  market-house  on  state  house  square  and  the  mar- 
market  houses  ket-house  which  is  begun  to  be  built  over  the  little-river  west 
established.       of  the  bridge  be  public  market-houses,  for  butchers   and  all 
other  persons  resorting  thereto,  to  sell  beef,  pork,  veal,  mut- 
ton, lamb,  poultry,  vegetables,  butter,  cheese,  and  such  oth- 
er articles  as  are  usually  sold  in  a  public  market. 


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Title  X1Y.    Markets.  55 

§  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  day  in  the  Market  days, 
Week  (except  Sunday)  he  a  public  market-day,  within  the 
following  limits.,  viz.  Connecticut  river  on  the  east,  the  little- 
river  on  the  south,  maiden-lane  and  back-street  on  the  west, 
and  on  the  north  Morgan-street  and  that  part  of  main-street 
which  is  between  back-street  and  Morgan-street,  including  Limits, 
the  buildings  on  both  sides  of  said  maiden-lane,  back-street, 
Morgan-street,  and  the  abovementioned  part  of  main-street ; 
also  including  that  part  of  main-street  which  lies  between 
the  north  bank  of  the  little-river  and  the  south  meeting- 
house. 

§  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  butcher  or  any  Meat  not  to  be 
other  person  shall  sell,  nor  shall  any  person  purchase,  any  sold,  &c.  ex- 
beef,  pork,  veal,  mutton,  lamb,  sniaJl  meat,  or  poultry,  in  any  cept  at  market 
part  of  this  city,  within  the  aforesaid  limits,  except  at  one  of 
said  markets,  until  after  the  hour  of  twelve  o'clock,  on  each 
of  said  market-days,  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar  and  fif-  Penally  for. 
ty  cents  for  each  offence  :  Provided.  That  this  prohibition  Proviso. 
shall  not  extend  to  merchants  or  others  purchasing  beef  or 
pork  for  packing  or  exportation  :  And  it  is  further  provided, 
That  this  prohibition  shall  not  extend  to  that  part  of  main- 
street  which  lies   between  the  dwelling-house  of  Jonathan 
Brace,  esq.  and  the  south  meeting-house,  until  such  time  as 
the  aforesaid  market  over  the  little-river  shall  be  built  and 
a  clerk  thereof  appointed. 

§  4  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  court  of  Com-  Clerks  to  be 
mon-Council  shall   from  time  to  time,  as  occasion  may  re-  appointed; 
quire,  appoint  some  meet  person  to  be  clerk  of  each  of  the 
aforesaid  markets  respectively,  who  shall  severally   attend 
at  least  once  on  every  day   in  which  the  market  or  markets 
shall  be  open,  and  as  far  as  in  his  power  preserve  peace  and  Duty  of. 
order  in  the  market ;  and  cause  all  rules  and  orders  relative 
to  said  markets  to  be  obeyed. 

§  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  clerks  of  said 
markets  respectively  shall  at  all  times  cause  said  markets  to 
be  kept  clean  and  free  from  all  kind  of  filth  and  putrefac- 
tion. 

§  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  articles  weighed  Weight  to  be 
at  either  of  said  markets  shall  be  weighed  in  scales  and  not  taken  in  scales. 
otherwise  ;  and  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  weigh  at  ei- 
tker  of  said  markets  any  article  or  artcles  except  in  scales, 
he,  she  or  they  so  doing  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  one 
dollar. 

§  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  clerks  of  said  Clerk  to  seiz* 
markets  respectively,  shall  inspect  the  weights  and  measures  false  weights. 
used  therein  ;  and  if  any  of  them   on  comparison   with  the 
true  and  lawful  standard  of  weights  and  measures,  shall  be 
found  to  be  false,  they  severally  shall  seize  and  hold  in  their 
custody  such  false  weights  and  measures,  and  the  same  shall 
be  forfeited;  and   if  any   person  shall  have    used  any  such  Penalty  for 
false  weight  or  measure  knowing  it  to  be  such,  he  shall  for-  using  ialse 
feit  and  pay  a  fine  of  thirty  dollars. 

§  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person  shall  sell  Penalty  fo:- 
or  oiTer  for  sale  in  either  of  said  markets,  or  in  any  part  of  sell»i?  bad 
the  city  any  blown  meat  or  meazly  pork,   or   any  unwhole-  PTOTJ- 
some  or  stale  articles  of  provision  under  the  penalty  ef  fjv« 
dollars  for  each  offence. 


Title  XIV.    JUarlutt. 


Breaches  of 
peace  in  mar- 
ket. 


Penalty  for. 


Clerk  author- 
ized to  sup- 
press. 


To  command 
assistance. 

Wenalty  for 
disobeying 

Fines,  &c.  for 
use  of  citv. 


Clerk  to  report 
to  city  attor- 
ney. 

Copy  of  this 
law  to  be  post- 
ed up  iu  mar- 
kets. 


City  not  to  be 
at  expence, 
except. 


§  9.  Bnd  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  all  persons  shall 
demean  themselves  peaceably  in  said  markets  ;  aud  if  any 
person  or  persons  shall  disturb  the  peace  by  offensive  or  tn» 
m:ilt:ious  carriage,  threatening,  traducing,  quarrelling,  chal» 
leuging,  assaulting  or  striking  any  other  person,  such  person 
or  persons  so  offending  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  not  ex- 
ceeding ten  dollars  : — and  immediately  upon  such  disturbance 
being  made  the  clerk  of  the  market  shall  order  such  person 
or  persons  to  depart  forthwith  from  the  market  place :  and 
iu  case  of  refusing  to  depart,  such  clerk  shall  by  force  turn 
such  person  or  persons  out  from  the  market  place  :  and  if 
opposition  shall  be  made  to  such  clerk  in  the  execution  of  the 
aforesaid  authority?  he  shall  have  full  power  at  his  discre- 
tion to  command  such  assistance  of  suitable  persons  being  in 
said  market  as  he  shall  judge  needful,  to  assist  him  iu  hi* 
office  and  duty  ;  and  whoever  being  of  age  and  ability,  and 
bein^  so  commanded,  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  assist  such 
clerk  in  the  execution  of  his  office  as  aforesaid,  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  a  fine  of  five  dollars. 

§  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  and  all  the 
aforesaid  tines,  penalties  and  forfeitures  shall  be  to  the  treas- 
urer of  said  city  for  the  use  of  said  city  :  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  clerks  of  said  markets  respectively  to  report  te 
the  city  attorney  all  breaches  of  this  by-law  that  shall  come 
to  their  knowledge. 

§  11.  And  be  U  further  ordaiiitd,  That  the  clerks  of  said 
markets  respectively  shall  post  up,  and  at  all  times  keep 
posted  up  on  each  end  of  the  said  market  houses,  a  written 
or  printed  copy  of  this  by-law  for  the  information  of  all  per- 
sons concerned. 

§  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  city  sliall  not 
be  holden  to  defray  any  expenee  that  shall  arise  in  carrying 
into  effect  the  regulations  of  this  by-law,  except  the  cost  of 
suits  to  bs  brought  by  the  city  attorney  for  the  recovery  of 
penalties  and  forfeitures. 

§  13.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  "  a  by-law  rela- 
tive to  a  market"  passed  in  the  year  1796  and  "  a  by-law  i» 
regulate  a  public  market  within  the  city  of  Hartford"  passed 
in  the  year  1805.  ba  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 


Forestalling: 
fire -wood. 


Penalty  For. 


CHAP.  III. 

A  By -Law  to  prevent  the  practice  of  forestalling  and 
regrating. 

[Enacted  July  27,  1811.] 
[Approved  1st  Monday  of  Aug.  1811.]   Published  C.C.  Sept.  11,  II 

&  T>  E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor.  Aldermen*  Cowmor,- 
13  Council  and  Freemen  of  the  City  ef  Iforf/ord, 
That  no  person  shall  purchase  any  fire-wpod  in  said  city, 
or  on  the  way  to  market  in  said  city,  with  intent  to  sell  the 
same  again ;  nor  having  pureluased  the  same  as  aforesaid 
and  with  such  intent  shall  sell  the  same  in  said  ci(y.  awl  ii' 
any  person  or  persons  shall  purchase  or  sell  any  fire-wood, 
contrary  to  the  intent  of  this  by-law,  he,  she,  or  they  shall 
forfeit  and  pay  a  fine,  of  thirty-four  dollar^  if  ih*  value  of 


Title  XV.    Meetings.  57 

h  wood  equal  or  exceed  that  sum  ;  but  if*  the  value  of 
such  wood  be  less  than  that  sum,  then  the  tine  shall  be 
equal  to  such  value. 

§  2.  And  be  it  further  wdained,  That   no  person  shall  Forestalling 
purchase  any  poultry  in  said  city,  or  on  the  way  to  market  in  of  P1  -u^y 
said  city,  with  intent  to  sell  the"  same  within  the  jurisdiction  !;rohlblte"- 
of  said  city,  nor  having  purchased   the   same  as   aforesaid 
and  with  such  intent  shall  sell  the  same  within  the  jurisdic- 
tion of  said  city  ;  and  if  any  person  or  p  -sons   shall    pur- 
chase or  sell  any  poultry  contrary  to  the  intent  of  this  by- 
law, he  she  or  they  shall  forfeit  and  po  y  a  fine  of  five  dollars.    Penalty. 

§  3.  And  be   it  further  ordained,  That  no  person  shall  Forestalling 
purchase  in  any  public  market  or  other  place   in  said  aity,  of  beef,  &c. 
with  intent  to  sell  again  in  said  city,  any  beef,  pork,  vea'l,  prohibited. 
mutton,  lamb,  butter,  or  any  other  articles  usually  sold  in 
such  markets,  until  after  the  hour  of  twelve  o'clock  of  the 
same  day,  under  the  penalty  of  live  dollars  for  each  offence.  Penalty, 
Provided  that  this  prohibition  shall  not  extend  to  merchants 
or  others  purchasing  beef,  pork  or  butter  for  packing  or  ex-  Previse 
jiortation. 

TITLE  XV.  Meetings. 
CHAP.  I. 

A  By-LaAV  directing  the  manner  of  warning  meetings  of 
the  court  of  Common  Council  and  of  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford. 

[Enacted  October  1st,  1312.] 
Approved  October  19ih,  1812.]         [Published  0.  C.  Oct.  27,  1812.] 

,        "D^  *t  cnacted  ty  t.'ic  «.Yr:,yor,  Aldermen.,   Common 

*     '  JJ   Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  city  of  Hartford, 
in  legal  meeting  assembled,  That  the  Mayor  of  siiid  city,  or  Mayor,  &c. 
in  his  absence  the  senior  Alderman  present  in  said   city,  n'  "  yarn 
whenever  he  shall  judge  it  to  be  necessary  or  proper,  may,  "ommo^couS- 
and  he  is  hereby  empowered  to  issue  his  warrant,  directed  to  c]\f 
either  sheriff  of  said  tity,  or  to  any  suitable  person  to  be  by 
him  named,  in  said  warrant,  for  the  calling   of  a  court  of 
common  council  of  said  city,  to  be  holden  at  such  time  and 
place  as  the  Mayor  or  Alderman  issuing  said  warrant  shall 
therein  appoint ;  and  the  sheriff  or  person  to  whom  said  war- 
rant shall  be  directed,  receiving  the  same,  shall  give  notice  to  Sheriff,  &c.  te 
every  member  of  said  court  of  Common  Council,  by  reading  SlVe  notice. 
said  warrant  in  his  hearing,  or  leaving  a  true  and  attested 
copy  thereof,  at  his  usual  place  of  abode  in  said  city. 

§*2.  And   be   it  further  enacted.  That  it   shall    be  the  Duty  of  may- 
duty  of  the  Mayor  of  said  city,  or  in  his  absence  the  senior  or  to. 
Alderman  of  said  city,  upon  application  to  him  made  in  wri-  ^appUca'tFon 
ting,  signed  by  two  of  the  Aldermen  of  said  city,   or  six  of  gic-    ' 
the  common  council  of  said  city,  forthwith   to  call  a  meet- 
ting  of  the  Common  Council  of  said  city,  by  issuing  his  war- 
rant, and  causing  the  same  to  be  served   in  the  manner  pre- 
scribed in  the  first  paragraph  of  this  act. 

§  3.  And  be  it  further  enacted.  That  the  court  of  Common  Common  coun- 

Council,  whenever  they  shall  judge  a  city  meeting  to  be  ne-  cil  may  order 

cessary,  may  at  any  legal  meeting  ef  said  court,  order  that,  a  * 

8 


Tifle  XV.    Meetings. 


Mayor  to  5s- 
•  -••i.ie  his  \v.,r- 
•aat. 


How  served. 
Proviso. 


In  certain  cas- 
es printed  no- 
tices to  be  giv- 
en. 


Warrants  to 
be  returned. 


Repeal. 


city  meet  in  •»  be  culled  ;  whereupon  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Mayer,  <»r  hi  IK*  to-eiiee  oi'the  senior  Alderman  present  in 
said  city,  lo  issue  ii?.*  \v:\n  ;i;U,  directed  to  either  of  the  sher- 
iffs of  said  city,  or  to  any  freeman  of  .said  city,  named  in  said 
warrant,  /or  the  calling  a  city  meeting  to  be  ho!  in  at  the 
state  hoase,  or  other  convenient  place  in  said  cify,  at  such 
time  as  said  court  of  Common  Council  shall  judge  proper, 
and  the  sheriff  or  freeman  receiving  such  warrant  to  him  di- 
rected as  aforesaid,  shall  give  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of 
holding  said  city  meeting,  in  one  or  more  of  the  public  news- 
paper; primed  in  said  city,  and  shall  also  fix  a  true  and  at- 
tested copy  of  his  warrant  upon  the  sign  post,  the  state 
house,  the  two  public 'markets,  the  great  bridge,  and  the 
town  bridge  in  said  city,  provided  said  warning  for  such 
city  meeting  shall  al,vays  be  made  three  days  before  the  time, 
appointed  for  holding  the  same. 

And  in  case  the  court  of  Common  Council  shall  deem  it 
necessary  to  call  a  city  meeting  upon  shorter  notice,  they 
may  at  any  legal  meeting  order  the  same,  and  the  mayor,  or, 
in  his  absence,  the  senior  Alderman  present  in  said  city, 
shall  thereupon  issue  his  warrant,  directed  to  either  sheriff' 
of  said  city,  or  to  aay  freeman  of  said  city  named  in  said 
warrant,  to  call  a  city  meeting  as  aforesaid,  by  leaving  a 
written  or  printed  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  holding 
s,aid  meeting  at  the  dwelling-house  of  each  of  the  freemen  of 
said  city. 

And  in  each  of  the  cases  aforesaid  the  sheriff,  or  other 
person  serving  said  warrant,  shall,  before  the  meeting  of 
said  Common  Council  or  said  city,  return  the  same  with  his 
indorsement  of  service  thereon  to  the  clerk  of  said  court  of 
Common  Council. 

§  4.  »ind  be  it  further  enacted.  That  a  by-law,  entitled 
"  An  Act  directing  the  manner  of  warning  meetings  of  the 
court  of  Common  Council,  and  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  ap- 
proved July  20  1784,"'  be  and  the  same  hereby  is  repealed. 


.-Vi'M1.:;!  city 
meeting. 


CHAP  II. 

A  By-Law  for  appointing  the  time  and  place  of  holding 
annual  City  Meetings  of  the  City  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  21st  Feb.  1785  j 
[Approved  22d  Feb.  17S5.  [Published  C.  C.  March  1,  1785-3 

BE  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Aldvrmcn  Common  Council 
and  Freemen  of  the  Citi/  of  Hartford,  That  a  meet- 
ing of  said  city  shall  be  annually  holden  at  the  State  house 
in  said  city,  on  the  last  Monday  in  March,  at  nine  o'clock 
in  the  forenoon,  for  the  purpose  of  choosing  all  the  annual 
oisiciTS  of  said  city. 


Title  XVI.    Nuisances.  5 

TITLE  XVI. 
CHAP.  I. 

A  By-Law  fop  preventing  Nuisances  which  avc  injurious 
to  Health. 

[Enacted  Sept.  26,  1796.] 
[Approved  September  26,  1796.]  [Published  C.  C.  Oct.  10,  17%.  • 

T)  E  it  ordained  by  the  Mai/or,  Jlklermen*   Commas 
*     '   O   Council,  and  Fr&men  rj  the  City  of  Hartford. 
That  the  keeping  of  swiae  in  a  stye.  pea.  or  other  close,  with-  What  are  nui 
iu  !\v<>    rods  of  tiie  front  of  either  of  the   puLiie  streets  or  sa 
highways  of  said  city,  the  casting  staMe  dung  or   filth  from 
any  stable,  or  stables  in  and  upon  said  highways,  or  '  streets, 
or  tipou  other  grounds   uninclosed,  and  open  to   any   oi'  said 
streets  within  two  rods  thereof — any  heap  or  heaps  of  said 
<liiug  over  and  above  three  cartloads  accumulated  in  barn  or 
•  yards,  or  oilier  closes,  within  tliire  rods  of  the  fronts 
of  said  streets,  or  highways,  and  there  suffered  to  be,  and  re- 
main at  any  tLne  between  the  fifteenth  day  of  June,  and  the 
iiiteenth  day  of  November  in  every  year — all  privies  or  ne- 
ces.-a. ••»•  houses,  that  now  are,  or  hereafter  sliall  be  set  up  in 
said  city,  and   used  as  such,    without  having  a  vault   under 
them,  sunk  in  the  earth  of  the  depth  of  six  feet,  or  more,  a 
of  [he  width  of  said  house  or  building — dressing  shad,  salm- 
on, or  alewives,  by  cutting  off  their  heads,  sealing  or  gutting 
them  or  in  any  other  way  whatever,  in  and  upon  any  public 
or  private  landing  places,  or  wharves,  or  in  any  of  the  pub- 
lic highways,  or  streets  of  said  city,  or  in  and  upon  the  hanks 
or  margin  of  either  of  the  rivers  of  said  city,  except  beyond 
low  watermark,  shall  each  and  every  of  them  when  done  or 
practised  without  the  allowance  and  consent  of  the  court  <•;' 
Common  Council  being  previously  obtained,  be  deemed  a  nui- 
sance.    And  the  person,  or  persons*,  doing  or  procuring  such 
nuisance  to  be  done,  or  continuing  the  same  if  already  done,  . 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  three  dollars — and  if  any  person,  or  per- 
sons shall  incur  a  penalty  for  doing,  or  procuring  to  he  done  Penally 
any  such  nuisance,  or  continuing  the  same  if  already  done, 
contrary  to  the  form  and  eilect  of  this  paragrapii  of  this  by- 
law, and  judgment  shall  be  rendered  against  him,  her,   or 
them,  therefor  such  person  or  persons,  shall  for  every  week 
said  nuisance  shall  remain,  forfeit  and  pay  the  further  pen- 
alty of  one  dollar  per  week — and  the   health   committee  of 
said  city,  who  are  hereafter  in  this  by-law  directed  to  be  ap-   ' 
pointed,  and  each  and  every  of  them,  are  empowered  and  di-  !"' 
reeled  to  remove,  or  cause  to  he  removed  any  heap,  or  heaps 
of  stable  dung,  or  tilth,  lyid  in  and  upon  the  public  highways 
and  streets  of  said  city,  and  the  same  dispose  of,  or  sell  to 
and  for  the  benefit  of  said  city,   in  such  manner  as  to   sail! 
committee,  or  either  of  them  niay  seem  meet.     And  the  per- 
son or  persons,  who  laid,  or  caused  to  he  laid  said  dung,  or 
filth  on  said  highways,  or  streets,  shall  pay  to  th-^  irea- 
of  said  city,  the  cost  and  expencc   oi' such  removal,  to  be  re- 
eovereJ  by  action  before  any  court  in  said  city,  proper  to  trr 
?he  same,  in  addition  to  the  penalty  in  such  o.i»e  before  pro- 
in  this  bv-law. 


Title  A  77. 


"Nuisance  of 
Mvine. 


penalty. 


Places  of  car- 
rying on  cer- 
tain trades. 


dad  whereas.,  a  practice  has  obtained  in  said  cliy.  of  keeping 
herds  of  sicine  at,  or  near  distilleries,  and  is  become  very  of* 
fensive,  and  may  provt  detrimental  to  the  health  of  the  in- 
habitants of  said  city,  u-hich  to  prevent : 

§  2.  lie  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person,  or  persons, 
without  having  previously  obtained  the  consent  and  allow- 
ance of  the  court  of  Common  Council,  shall  keep  at  or  near 
any  distillery,  in  a  stye.  pen.  or  any  close,  or  closes  whatev- 
er appertaining  to  said  distillery,  any  swine  to  be  fed  with 
the  grains  used  in  said  distillery,  or  the  wash  thereof.  And 
any  person  or  persons,  keeping  any  sv/ine.  at  or  near  any 
distillery  in  manner  and  form  and  for  the  purposes  above 
specified,  without  the  previous  allowance  and  consent  of  the 
court  ot  Common  Council  being  obtained,  shall  forfeit  and 
pay  thirty  dollars.  And  if  any  person  or  persons,  shall  in- 
cur the  aforesaid  penalty  for  the  breach  of  this  paragraph 
of  this  by-law,  and  judgment  be  rendered  against  him,  her, 
or  them,  for  said  penally,  such  person  or  persons  shi-.ll  for 
every  week  he.  she,  or  they  shall  afterwards  continue  to  keep 
any  swine,  contrary  -o  the  form  and  effect  of  this  paragraph 
of  this  by-law,  forfeit  and  pay  the  further  sum  of  ten  dollars. 

§  3.  And  be  it  furl  her  ordained.  That  any  person,  or  per- 
sons, designing  to  erect  in  said  city,  any  house,  store,  shop, 
or  building  for  carrying  on  the  business  of  boiling  soap,  tan- 
ning or  dressing  leather  or  skins,  the  tallow-chandler's,  cur- 
riers art,  trade,  or  business,  or  to  set  up  and  carry  on  said 
arts,  trades  or  business,  or  cither  of  them,  in  aiiy  shop,  store, 
or  building  already  erected  in  said  city,  which  hath  not  here- 
tofore been  used  and  occupied  for  said  business,  shall  previ- 
ous to  his,  or  their  so  doing,  make  known  his  or  their  inten- 
tions as  aforesaid  to  the  court  of  Common  Council,  and  said 
court  thereupon  shall  repair  to,  and  inspect  the  place  wh.-re 
said  shop,  store,  or  building  is  to  be  erected,  or  such  art, 
trade  or  business  is  to  be  set  up,  and  carried  on,  and  in  case 
such  place  shall  he  deemed  by  said  court  fit  and  proper  for 
the  purposes  designed,  the.1  ;,aid  '  court  of  Common  Council 
shall  grant  liberty  and  licence  i'or  said  business,  art,  or  trade 
to  be  there  established.  But  if  such  place  shall  appear  to 
said  court  of  Common  Council  to  be  unsuitable,  ar.d  improper 
for  the  establishment  of  such  business,  art,  or  trade,  the  said 
court  shall  warn  and  direct  such  person  or  persons  to  desist 
iherefrom.  And  if  any  person,  or  persons  shall  hereafter  set 
up,  and  carry  on  t!'.."  a!'i»rt:sau!  business,  trade,  art,  or  myste- 
ries or  either  of  them  in  any  shop,  house,  store  or  building, 
HOW  erected  in  said  city,  and  not  used  far  said  purpose,  or 
in  any  shop,  house,  store  or  building,  that  shall  be  hereafter 
erected  in  said  city.  vilhosit  previously  obtaining  the  liberty 
and  licence  of  said  court  of  Common  Council,  in  manner  and 
form  as  above  directc'.l.  he  or  they  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the 
s;p.n  of  twenty  dollars.  And  any  person  or  persons,  ^ho 
shall  incur  the  aforesaid  penalty  for  the  breach  of  this  par- 
agraph of  Ihi.i  by-lay.  :utd  judgment  be  rendered  against  him, 
wr  them  ther.:for.  shall  for  every  week  such  person  or  per- 
sons shall  afterwards  continue  to  carry  on  said  business, 
trades,  arts  or  niysierJ" ..-«.  or  either  of  them  contrary  to  the 
form  and  eft'tct  of  thi;  paragraph  of  this  by-law,  forfeit  and 
jay  the  further  sum  ef  Uve  dollars  per  week. 


Title  XVI.    Nuisances.  61 

§  4.  Be  it  further  ordained  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  That  Penalties  ho\v 
all  forfeitures  incurred  by  virtue  of  this  by-law,  or  any  part  recoverable, 
thereof,  shall  be  and  accrue  to  the  use  and  benefit  of  said  city, 
and  shall  be  recoverable  by  action  of  debt  in  the  name  of  the 
treasurer  of  said  city,  in  any  court  in  said  city,  proper  to  hear 
and  try  the  same.  And  whenever  any  minor,  apprentice,  or 
slave  shall  be  guilty  of  any  breach  of  this  by-law,  the  parent, 
guardian,  or  master  of  such  minor,  apprentice  or  slave,  shall 
he  liable  to  pay  the  forfeiture  or  forfeitures  incurred,  and  the 
same  shall  be  recoverable  of  such  parent,  guardian,  or  mas- 
ter, by  action  of  debt  brought  on  this  law  in  manner  aforesaid. 

§  5.  Be  it  further  ontained,  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  Health  cora- 
That  a  committee,  to  be  denominated  "  The  Health  Commit-  mittee. 
tee  of  the  city  of  Hartford,"  not  exceeding  ten  persons,  cit- 
izens of  said  city,  shall  annually  be  appointed  by  the  court 
of  Common  Council,  and.it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  com-  Their  duty, 
mittee  in  behalf  of,  and  at  L.c  expence  of  said  city,  to  cause 
all  matters  and  things,  which  are  by  this  by-law  declared  to 
be  nuisances,  or  prohibited,  to  be  removed  and  suppressed, 
and,  from  time  to  time  to  report  all  breaches  thereof  to  the 
Attorney  or  Attornics  of  said  city,  that  the  same  may  be 
prosecuted,  and  said  committee  shall  cause  the  public  streets, 
and  all  wharves,  and  landing  places  to  be  frequently  and 
carefully  inspected,  cleansed,  and  purified  from  filth,  and 
animal  and  vegetable  putrefaction,  at  the  expense  of  said 
city  ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  committee,  and  they,  or 
any  three  of  them  are  hereby  empowered  to  inspect  as  often 
as  they  shall  deem  necessary,  all  slaughter  houses,  tanneries, 
fa  losv-chandler's,  soap-boiler's  and  currier's  shopss  or  works, 
in  said  city  ;  and  in  case  any  filth  or  putrefaction  shall  be 
found  in  any  or  either  of  them,  which  in  their  opinion  may 
prove  detrimental  to  the  health  of  the  inhabitants  of  said 
city,  the  said  committee,  or  any  three  members  of  said  com- 
mittee, if  they  shall  be  a  majority  of  the  committee  present, 
shall  give  orders  to  the  owner,  or  owners  of  such  shop,  or 
works  in  which  such  filth,  or  putrefaction  shall  be  found,  for 
the  removing  or  burying  said  filth  or  putrefaction,  or  for 
cleansing  and  purifying  said  shop,  or  works  therefrom,  in  such 
other  way  or  manner  as  to  said  committee,  or  such  three  of 
them  as  aforesaid  then  present  may  seem  advise;xble  ;  and 
the  said  committee,  or  such  three  of  them  as  aforesaid,  arc, 
hereby  empowered  to  prescribe  to  the  owner  or  owners  of  the 
aforesaid  shops  or  works,  the  ways  and  means  to  be  by  them 
used  for  k  eping  the  same  constantly  cleansed  and  purified 
from  filth  and  putrefaction  ;  and  all  orders  ai:d  directions 
which  shall  be  given  by  said  committee,  or  such  three  of  them 
as  aforesaid,  shall  be  in  writing  under  their  hands,  a  duplicate 
of  which  orders  or  directions,  the  said  committee,  or  the 
members  thereof  who  shall  sign  the  same,  shall  immediately 
after  delivering  said  orders  or  directions  to  such  owner  or 
owners,  lodge  with  the  Clerk  of  the  city  court  of  said  city  : 
and  if  any  owner  or  owners  of  the  aforesaid  shops  or  works, 
or  any  of  them,  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  obey  and  conform 
to  the  orders  or  directions,  or  any  part  thereof,  which  he, 
she,  or  they  shall  receive  from  said  committee,  or  any  three 
of  them,  in  conformity  to  this  paragraph  of  this  by-law, 
snch  persnn  or  person*,  who  shall  so  neglect  or  refuse  as 


32  Title  XYIL    Oaths. 

aforesaid,  shall  for  each  week  he,  she  or  they  shall  so  neg- 
lect and  refuse  to  obey  and  conform  to  such  written  orders  and 
Penalty.  directions,  forfeit  and  pay   not  exceeding  five  dollars,  at  the 

discretion  of  the  court  before  whom  conviction  shall  be  had. 

CHAP.  II. 

A  By-Law  in  addition  to  a  By -Law  en<  itled  "A  By -Law  for 
preventing  Nuisances  which  are  injurious  to  health." 

[Enacted  Aug.  26,  1799.]  [Approved  Aug.  26,  1799.] 

[ Published  C.  C.  Sept.  23,  1799.] 

.  T>  E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Jlldermen,  Common- 
*  '  AJ  Council  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 
Cattle,  &c.  not  That  no  cattle,  sheep,  swine  or  other  beasts,  shall  be  killed, 
to  be  killed  in  butchered  or  slaughtered  in  said  eity  for  market  or  exporta- 
city  for  mar-  tion  ;  and  any  person  or  persons,  who  shall  kill,  butcher  or 
ket.  slaughter  any  cattle,  sheep,  swine  or  other  beasts  in  said  city, 

contrary  to  the  form  and  force  of  this  act  shall  for  each  and 
every  of  such  cattle,  sheep,  swine,  or  other  beasts  so  killed, 
butchered  or  slaughtered  as  aforesaid  forfeit  and  pay  the 
Penalty.  sum  of  live  dollars  to  and  for  the  use  of  said  city  to  be  re- 

covered by   action  of  debt  in  the  name  of  the  treasurer  of 
said  city  in  any  court  proper  to  hear  and  try  the  same, 
proviso.  Provi'ded,  that  nothing  in  this  by-law  shall  be  construed 

to  extend  to  prevent  any  person  or  persons  from  killing  any 
cattle,  sheep,  swine  or  other  beasts,  raised  or  fattened  by 
him  or  them  in  said  city,  or  purchased  for  his  or  their  own 
families  use — And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  health  com- 
mittee to  enquire  into  all  breaches  of  this  by-law,  and  give 
information  thereof  to  the  attorney  for  said  city  that  he  may 
prosecute  the  same  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said  city. 
Repeal.  §  2'  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  by -law  of  said  city, 

entituled  "  A  By -Law  for  preventing  slaughter-houses  being 
used  near  dwelling-houses,  and  public  highways  in  the  city 
of  Hartford,"  and  so  much  of  a  by-law  of  said  city,  entituled 
"  A  By-Law  for  preventing  nuisances  which  are  injurious  to 
health"  as  relates  to  slaughter-houses,  be  and  the  same  arc 
hereby  repealed. 

Provided,  that  nothing  in  this  by-law,  shall  be  construed  to 
prevent  any  prosecution  or  suit  from  being  brought  or  main- 
Proviso,  tained  for  the  recovery  of  any  penalty  incurred  or  that,  may 
be  incurred  for  the  breach  of  said  by-laws,  or  either  of  them. 

TITLE  XVII. 

An  Act  prescribing  the  forms  of  Oaths  to  he  taken  by  the 
Treasurer  and  Inspectors  of  the  city  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  July  19,  1784.]  [Approved  July  20,  1784.] 

[Published  C.  C.  July  27,  1784.] 

^   .    TT)  E  it  enacted  by  the  Mayor,  Jlldermen,  Common 
O   Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hertford, 

Treasurer  &c.  That  the  Treasurer  and  Inspectors  of  said   city,  shall  be 
to  be  sworn,      sworn  to  a  faithful  discharge  of  their  duty  ;  and  the  form  of 
oath  to  be  taken  by  the  treasurer  of  said  city  shall  be  as  fol- 
low*, \\7. 


Title  XVIII.    Swine.  63 

¥OH  being  chosen  treasurer  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  do 
swear  by  the  name  of  the  ever  living  God,  that  you  will  ac- 


cording to  your  best  sfc ill,  perform  the  duties  of  a  Treasurer 
of  said  city,  and  render  a  true  and  just  account  of  all  mat-  urei; 
ters  respecting  your  office,  so  long  as  you  shall  hold  the  same, 
when  and  so  often  as  you  shall  thereunto  be  called  by  said 
city.  So  help  you  God. 

§  2.  And  the  form  of  the  oath  to  be  taken  by  the  Inspectors 
chosen  by  said  city,  shall  be  as  follows,  viz. 

You  swear  by  the  name  of  the  ever  living  God,  that  you 
will  from  time  to  time  diligently  and  faithfully  discharge  and 
execute  the  office  of  Inspector  of  within  said  city, 

s»  long  as  you  shall  hold  the  same,  in  all  the  particulars  Oath  of  ia- 
mentioned  in  the  laws  where  your  office  hath  relation,  and  that  sPectors- 
you  ivill  do  therein  impartially  according  to  law  without  fear 
or  favor.     So  help  you  God. 

TITLE  XVIII. 

A  By -Law  for  restraining  Swine  from  going  at  large  on 
the  highways  or  streets  within  the  City  of  Hartford. 

[Enacted  Sept.  11,  1784  ] 
[Approved  4th  Monday  of  Sept.  1784]    [Published  C.  C.  Oct.  5, 1784.] 

s        T>  E  it  enacted  by   the  Mayor,  Aldermen,   Common- 
J3   Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 
That  no  swine  shall  be  allowed  to  go  at  large  on  the  high-  So  swine  u> 
ways  or  streets  of  said  city,  and  if  any  person  shall  suffer  S°  at  large. 
his  swine  to  go  at  large  on  said  highways  or  streets,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  haywards  appointed  by  said  city,  or  it 
shall  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  empound  said  To  be  im- 
swine  in  any  pound  within  said  city,  and  the  owner  or  own-  pounded, 
ers  of  such  swine,  shall  pay  the  sura  of  three  shillings  law- 
ful money  for  each  swine,  before  the  same  shall  be  released 
from  said  pound,  and  two  shillings  and  eight  pence  thereof  Fees  for  im- 
shall  be  to  the  person  or  persons  who  shall  impound  said  pounding-. 
swine,  and  four  pence  to  the  pound  keeper  for  his  fees  ;  and 
in  case  the  owner  or  owners  of  said  swine,  shall  not  within 
the  term  of  twenty-four  hours  after  said  swine  become  im- 
pounded, pay   the  aforesaid  sum  of  three  shillings  to  the 
pound-keeper,  and  take  his  said  swine  from  pound,  the  pound 
keeper  shall  sell  the  said  swine  at  public  vendue  at  said 
pound,  to  the  highest  bidder,  setting  up  on  the  public  sign 
post  in  said  city,  a  written  advertisement,  of  the  time  of  said 
vendue,  at  least  six  hours  before  the  same,  and  therein  de-  swine  to  be 
scribing  said  swine,  and  said  pound  keeper  shall  also  one  sold. 
quarter  of  an  hour  before  any  such  veudue,  beat  or  cause  to 
be  beat,  a  drum  at  or  near  said  pound  ;  to  notify  the  time 
thereof;  and  said  pound  keeper  shall  be  allowed  for  his 
trouble,  for  every  swine  so  sold  by  him  in  manner  aforesaid, 
the  sum  of  three  shillings  lawful  money,  from  the  avails  of  ?ees  ^or  sel1" 
such  sale,  and  shall  always  either  therefrom  or  from  the  mo-  in^' 
iiey  received  from  the  owner  or  owners  of  every  swine,  with- 
in one  week  after  the  same  was  impounded,  pay  the  person 
or  persons  who  impounded  said  swine,  the  aforesaid  fee  of  poundingto 
two  shillings  and  eight  pence  thereof  if  demanded,  and  the  be  paid. 


6*  Title  XIX.     Taxation. 

remainder  of  said  money  after  the  aforesaid  fees  are  satisti- 
ed,  the  pound  keeper  shall  keep  the  term  of  one  month  from 
k-iTone0          ^e  sa*e'  *or  ^ie  oxvuer  or  owliei's  of  such  swine  so  sold,  and 
month  for          if  said  owner  or  owners  shall  make  good  his  title  to   said 
owner.  suine,  within  said  term  of  one  moniji  to  the  satisfaction  of 

such  pound  keeper,  he  shall  pay  sai:i  money  to  such  owner 
or  owners,  and  lake  a  receipt  therefor.  But  in  case  no  own- 
er, or  owners  shall  make  good  his  title  to  said  swine  in  man- 
ner aforesaid,  within  said  term  of  one  month,  then  said  mo- 
ney shall  be  to  the  treasury  of  said  city,  and  each  and  every 
pound  keeper  shall  once  in  three  months,  render  an  account 
of  all  and  every  swine  so  sold  by  him,  and  the  price  for  which 
the  same  was  so  sold,  to  the  treasurer  of  said  city,  and  to  him 
exhibit  receipts  of  all  monies  paid  the  owner  or  owners  of 
such  swine,  and  fully  account  to  said  treasurer  for  all  monies 
so  had  and  received  by  him  for  the  use  of  said  city. 

§  2.  And  it  is  further  enacted,  That  if  any  person  or  per- 
40*.  for  rescue.  sons  shall  rescue  any  swine  taken  up  as  aforesaid,  out  of  the 
hand  or  custody  of  any  person  or  persons  going  to  pound 
therewith,  or  shall  resist  them  therein,  or  shall  by  any  means 
convey  such  swine  out  of  the  paund  or  custody  of  law  con- 
trary to  the  tenor  of  this  act,  the  party  so  offending  shall 
for  every  such  rescue,  incur  a  penalty  of  two  pounds  lawful 
money,  which  shall  be  to  the  person  or  persons  driving  the 
4/.  for  pound  sarae  to  pound,  and  such  person  or  persons  may  prosecute 
the  same  to  effect ;  and  for  every  pound  breach  as  aforesaid, 
every  person  so  offending,  shall  incur  the  penalty  of  four 
pounds  lawful  money  to  the  treasury  of  said  city,  and  said 
pound  keeper  shall  prosecute  the  same  to  effect. 

TITLE  XIX. 
A  By -Law  relative  to  the  mode  of  Taxation. 

[Enacted  February  16,  1789.]  [Approved.  February  23,  1789.  j 

[Published  C.C.  March  30,  1789.] 

WHEREAS  it  is  reasonable  that  all  taxes  laid  for  the  pre- 
servation of  this  City  from  Fire,  should  be  assessed  prin- 
cipally on  property  in  said  city  exposed  to  Fire. 


B1 


iE  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common-Coun- 

)  cil  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,   That   all 

Certain  taxes  taxes    which    may    hereafter   be    raised    for   the   preserva- 

Ssessm'ent         vation  of  Sai^  cit?  !'rom  fire'  sha11  be  assessed  "Pon  the  in' 
habitants  of  said  city,  or  owners  of  property  therein  liable 

to  pay  taxes,  by  tive  persons  to  be  chosen  assessors  for  said 
purpose  in  legal  city  meeting,  who  shall  assess  the  amount  of 
every  tax  so  laid  upon  the  several  inhabitants  or  owners  of 

Sroperty  in  said  city,  according  to  their  best  judgment  and 
iscretion,  having  principal  regard  to  the  property  of  stiid  in- 
habitants or  owners,  ia  said  city,  which  is  exposed  to  risque 
bv  fire. 


Title  XX.  Watches.    XXL  Weights.  65 

TITLE  XX. 
An  Act  relative  to  Watches  and  Wards. 

[Enacted  April  16,  1801.] 
.pproved  April  16, 1801.]  [Published  C.  C.  April  20, 1801  ] 

^        T)  E  it  ordained   by  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,   Common 

'  LJ   Council  and  Freemen  of  the  city  of  Hartford,  That  common  coun- 
the  court  of  Conimon  Council  oi'  said  city  be,  ami  they  here-  c\\  may  estab- 
fay  are  authorized    and  empowered   to  cause  a  watch  to  be  lish  a  watch. 
kept  in  and  for  said  city,  from  time  to  time   and   for  such 
length  of  time,  as  said  court  of  Common  Council,  shall  deem 
requisite   for  the  safety   of  said  city;  and  for  the  purpose  Mixy  employ 
aforesaid,  to  cause  suitable  persons  to  be  employed  as  watch-  watchmen, 
men  at  the  expence  of  said  city. 

§  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  court  of  Com-  May  appoint 
mon  Council,  be  authorized  from  time  to   time,  to   appoint  watch  war- 
one  or  more  watch  wardens,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  super-  ^ens- 
intend  the  watch,  and  cause  the  same  to  be  faithfully  kept, 
in  such  manner,  and  according  to  such  regulations,  as  said 
court  of  Common  Council  shall  prescribe. 

§  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  court  of  Com-  Ma7  enable 
mon  Council  shall  have  power  and  authority  to  make  regu-  vvatcn  to  take 
lations  to  enable  the  watch  to  take  up  all  persons  that  are  "{*  JUjJJJ 
out  of  their  houses  after  certain  times  of  the  night,  under  hours, 
such  restrictions  and  exceptions  as  the  said  court  of  Common 
Council  may  deem  expedient ;  and  to  make  all  other  provis- 
ions and  regulations  relative  to  watches  for  the  security  of 
said  city,  that  said  council  may  deem  necessary. 

§  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  watch-man  Penalty  for 
shall  neglect  faithfully  to  keep  watch,  according  to  the  reg-  neglect  of  du- 
ulations  to  be  prescribed  by  said  court  of  Common  Council  ;  ^ 
such   watchman  shall,  for  every  instance  of  such  neglect, 
forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  two  dollars  to  the  treasurer  of  said 
city,  for  the  use  of  said  city. 

§  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  expences,  that  Expences  of, 
shall  be  incurred  in  carrying  this  by-law  into  effect  shall  be  how  Defrayed. 
defrayed  by  said  city,  out  of  taxes  assessed  and  raised  accor- 
ding to  the  regulations  of  a  by-law,  entitled  "  a  by-law  rela- 
tive to  the  mode  of  taxation." 

§  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  by-law  here- 
tofore  made  entitled,  "  a  by-law  regulating  wards  and  watch- 
es" be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

TITLE  XXI.     Weights  and  Measures. 
CHAP.  I. 

An  Act  relative  to  Weights  and  Measures. 

[Enacted  July  19,  1784.]  [Approved  July  20,  17S4.'] 

[Published  C.  C.  July  27, 1784. 

s        TJE  it  enacted   by  the   Mayor.    Aldermen.   Common  Penalty  fee 

O   Council,  and  Freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  That  knowingly  to 
if  any  merchant,  shop  keeper,  or  retailer,  living  within  the 
limits  of  said  city.,  shall  knowingly  and  with  intent  to  de- 
9 


Title  XXn.     Wood. 


measures  to 
be  sealed. 


Penalty  fov 
using  such  as 
are  unsealed. 


Proviso. 


fraud,  vend  or  put  off'  any  article  or.  articles  of  commerce,  at 
ami  tor  a  greater  or  higher  weight,  measure-  or  quantity,  lluiu 
th  •  article  or  articles  so  disposed  of  does  in  reality  weigh  or 
men-lire  :  every  person  so  oiiending  being  thereof  convicted, 
shall  iVrfeit  and  pay  for  every  such  oft'cuce,  the  sum  of  ten 
pounds  one  moiety  thereof  to  the  person  who  shall  prose- 
cute the  same  to  cifeet.  and  the  other,  hall' to  the  Treasurer 
of  said  city,  for  the  use  of  said  eily. 

.'.  ilxil  be  if  further  enacted  by  the  anthnritt/  a  fort 
That  if  any  merchant,  shop-keeper,  or  retailer,  -within  said 
city,  shall  improve  or  make  u».-_>  of  any  vt  eight  or  measure 
in  his  or  her  \\  are  house,  shop  or  store,  for  the  purpose  of 
ase.rriaining  and  determining  the  length,  weight  or  quanti- 
ty of  any  article  or  articles  of  commerce  by  them  sold,  which 
weight  or  measure  so  by  him  or  them  used,  has  not  been  try- 
eel  awl  proved  by  the  standard  or  standards  of  the  town  or 
city  of  Hartford,  and  hath  not  the  seal  or  mark  of  the  said 
town,  or  city  officer  proper  to  try  and  s^'uJ  or  mark  the  same 
thereon  impressed,cvery  person  so  offending  and  bci.ig  (hereof 
convicted,  shall  for  evcrj  such  oft'enee,  forfeit  and  pay  the 
sum  of  five  pounds  to  the,  treasurer  of  said  city. 

§  3.  Provided  nevertheless.,  That  (his  law  is  not  to  extend 
to  any  weight  or  measure  for  which  there  has  been  no  stand- 
ard provided  by  said  town  or  city,  or  for  which  there  has 
b:\-n  no  sealer  duly  appointed  and  sworn  into  office  ;  until 
such  standard  shall  be  provided  or  sucli  sealer  be  duly  qual- 
ified. 


CHAP.  II. 

A  By-Law  for  regulating  Fees  for  Sealing  Weights  and 
Measures. 

!  Enacted  April  18,  1785  ]  [Approved  April  18, 1785.] 

[ Published C.  C.May  3,  1785.] 

E  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  Mderme n.  Common  Council 
and  Freemen  of  tlie  city  of  Hartford,  That  the  fees  for 
Fees  fir  seal-    inspecting,  proving  and  sealing  every  and  each  measure  and 
i:i£  weights      pair  of  sieelyards,  shall  be  three  pence,  lawful  money  :  and 
.,:-,.!  measures,  the  fees  for  inspecting,  proving  and  sealing  every   weight  of 
seven  pounds  and  upwards,  shall  be    the  sum  of  two  pence, 
lawful  monf.'y,  and  for  all  and  every  smaller  weight,  the 
sum  of  one  penny  each. 


TITLE  XXII.     Wood. 
CHAP.  I. 

An  Act  concerning  the  Measuring  and  Inspecting  of 
Wood. 

d  April  1,  1793.]  [Approved  April  1,  1793.] 

[Published  C.C.April  22,  1793.] 

:  )  .  '  ordained  by  the  Mayor,  JHdermen.  Common  Conn- 
ln.snic-.ed  and  -O  cil  mid  Freeman  <>f  the  city  of  Hartford,  That  all  lire- 
measurei!.  vvood  brought  to  market  in  boats,  vessels  or  other  water 


Title  XXII.     Wood.  67 

sold  within  the  limits   of  the  city,  shall  be  piled 

ou  l;tit'l.    Rspected  by  one  of  the  Inspectors,  of  said  city  ac- 

law.  and  sold  by  measure.     And  if  any  person 

•:y  such  wood  so  brought  to  market,  by  the 

,•  pile  or   in  any  other  manner,  without  cording  Penally. 

and  incusi.  !'•'  according  to  law.  he  shall  forfeit  the 

susii  of  three  dollars  for  every  oft'ence,  to  the  use  of  him  Mho 

shall  prosecute  the  oiVender  to  effect.     And  every  person  sel- 

liiiir  such  wood  shall  forfeit  for  every  offence  the  like  sum, 

to  the  use  of  him  who  shall  sue  for  and  recover  the  s.iii;e. 

CHAP.  II. 

A  By-Law  in  addition  to  a  By  -Law  concerning  the  inspec- 
ting and  measuring  of  wood. 

[Enacted  Oct.  7,  1811.] 
[Approved  Oct.  31,  1811  J  [Published  C.  C.  Nov.  6,  1811.] 

„.        T)E  it  ordained  by    the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  Common 

»   LJ   Council,  and  freemen  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  " 

That   all    fire-wood  brought  into  this  city  by  land  carriage  Wood  ioriuar- 
and  sold  to  any  person  residing  in  this  city  shall  be  inspected  ketto  !>e  in- 
arid  measured  by  one  of  the  inspectors  of  said  city  and  sold  by  specU(|,c:|n 
measure,  and  a  certificate  of  the  measure  under  the  hand  of  m 
an  inspector  shall  be  delivered  to  the  purchaser  at  the  time 
of  sale  ;  and  the  inspector's  fee  for  inspecting,  measuring  and  , 

giving  a  certificate  thereof  sliall  be  six  cents  for  each  load  of  ^pec 
wood,  one  half  of  which  shall  be  paid   '-y  the  purchaser  and 
one  half  by  the  seller. 

,  §  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  shall  rvmJty  for 
sell  or  purchase  any  fire-wood  brought  into  this  citv  as  afore-  bnyim;-  or  sel- 

.,•*..  .*  ,  •  i: .. 1   ... 

said,  without  having  the  same  inspected  and  measured  as 
aforesaid,  every  person  so  selling,  and  every  person  so  pur- 
chasing, shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  treasurer  of  this  city  for 
the  use  of  the  city  a  fine  of  one  dollar  for  each  and  every 
load  of  wood  so  sold  or  purchased. 

§  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  a  by-law  in  addi- 
tion tt)  a  by-law  concerning  the  inspecting  and  measuring  of 
wood,  made  and  passed  by  the  court  of  Common  Council  on 
the  26th  day  of  March  A*D.  1810  *,  be  and  the  same  is  here 
ky  repealed. 


